"Some social media posts are claiming that over 3,000 Ukrainians have entered India and are hiding in the North-East to train insurgent groups, allegedly backed by US mercenaries and supplying cheap drones to terrorists," the PIB Fact-Check said in an X post. "These claims are #FAKE," it added. The fake news surfaced days after seven individuals, including one US and six Ukrainian citizens arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for illegal entry into Myanmar via Mizoram. "Immigration and security agencies remain fully alert, and the investigation is ongoing," the PIB Fact Check stated. The government advised people not to share unverified information and to rely on official sources for authentic information. The seven arrested persons include Matthew Aaron VanDyke, a US citizen and an international security analyst who was detained at the Kolkata airport. He is the founder of the "Sons of Liberty International (SOLI)" and a self-described veteran of the "Libyan Revolution". Six Ukrainian nationals, identified as Hurba Petro, Slyviak Taras, Ivan Sukmanovskyi, Stefankiv Marian, Honcharuk Maksim and Kaminskyi Viktor, were first detained from the Delhi and Lucknow airports. All of them have been charged with engaging in unlawful activities for helping armed militia in Myanmar, which work closely with anti-India insurgent groups, officials said. The arrests were made last week. The Bureau of Immigration detained the seven persons while they were attempting to move through major Indian transit hubs. They were later arrested by the NIA. Also Read: US And Ukraine Respond A Day After NIA Arrests One American And Six Ukrainians Over Myanmar Link According to an FIR filed by the NIA, 14 Ukrainians entered India on tourist visa on separate dates and flew to Guwahati in Assam and then to Mizoram without the requisite Restricted Area Permit (RAP) or the Protected Area Permit (PAP). The group then entered Myanmar "illegally" to conduct a pre-scheduled training for Myanmar-based Ethnics Armed Groups (EAGs), known to support terrorist organisations operating in India, in the domain of drone warfare and jamming technology, the FIR said. For the Latest news, India News and breaking stories from around the world, visit Times Now for live coverage and in-depth reporting. Sumit Sharma is a Deputy News Editor at Times Now with around a decade of experience across print, electronic, and digital media. Previously, he worke... View More