Indian authorities have arrested a US national and six Ukrainians for allegedly training ethnic armed groups in Myanmar, with Russian authorities providing crucial information that led to the arrests.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Mathew Aaron VanDyke, a US citizen, and the six Ukrainians - Maksym Honcharuk, Petro Hubra, Sukmanovskyi Ivan, Stefankiv Marian, Slyviak Taras, and Kaminskyi Viktor - at airports in Delhi, Lucknow, and Kolkata on March 13.
The group is suspected of making trips to Myanmar since 2024, allegedly supplying drones and jamming equipment and imparting training to ethnic groups.
The NIA has remanded the seven individuals to custody till March 27, and authorities are now focused on identifying those who may have assisted them in travelling to Mizoram and crossing into Myanmar.
The US embassy has declined to comment on the matter, while the Ukrainian ambassador has expressed willingness to cooperate in the probe and wants the process to be 'objective and fair'.
