Foreign minister Penny Wong warns Russia that all diplomatic options "are on the table" as officials scramble to verify reports that Australian man Oscar Jenkins has been killed in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says gov’t working to verify report that volunteer fighter was killed by Russian forces.

Australia has vowed it will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed one of its nationals captured fighting for Ukraine, after reports emerged the prisoner of war may have been killed.

Australia has vowed to take the “strongest possible action” if it is confirmed that Russian forces have executed one of its citizens captured in Ukraine. Ministers said they were “seeking urgent clarification” from Moscow about the condition of Oscar Jenkins after reports of his death circulated earlier this week.

Penny Wong is warning “all options are on the table” amid reports Russian forces killed Australian man Oscar Jenkins after capturing him in eastern Ukraine.

Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins has reportedly been killed in cold blood by his captors. The federal government is pushing for answers from Russian authorities, and vowing strong action if the reports are confirmed.

Russia places little value on human life, but the feared execution of Australian man Oscar Jenkins cannot go unpunished.

Australia said Wednesday that "all options are open" in its response to the reported killing of one of its citizens after his capture by Russian forces in Ukraine.

Soldiers who served alongside Oscar Jenkins in the Ukrainian armed forces say they are convinced their Australian comrade was killed by Russia's military shortly after being captured last year.

Amid reports of a Melbourne man killed after being captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine, the Australian government on Wednesday summoned Russian ambassador and said if he will be harmed, it w

The warning comes amid reports Vladimir Putin's troops had killed Oscar Jenkins, an Australian they'd captured in Ukraine's Donbas region last year. Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong has ...

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