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A pall of gloom descended on Khour village of Akhnoor when the mortal remains of Sachin Khajuria, 23, were cremated on Sunday. A 12th-pass, Sachin, had left for Moscow on August 5, 2025 on a study visa with a dream to bring home prosperity. "My brother was lured into a trap by a female Russian agent who promised him good money if he worked as a porter with the Russian Army. My brother didn't realise the perils and signed an agreement written in Russian," said Koushal Khajuria, 22, Sachin's youn ...Read More >
JAMMU: On Sept 13, 2025, a 23-year-old Jammu man, who had travelled to Russia a little over a month ago with dreams to land a job, made a WhatsApp call to his family, informing them that he was being sent to the frontlines in the Russia-Ukraine war, and pleading for help. That was the last time Sachin Khajuria's family heard from him.Believed to have been killed in Sept last year, Sachin was cremated amid an outpouring of grief in his village, Pahariwalla in Akhnoor, on Sunday, after his mortal ...Read More >
Rampur (UP): He went to Russia in search of employment, but had not bargained for the kind of job he would land. This 22-year-old from Mawasi village in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, got inducted into the Russian Army and was shot dead in the country's ongoing war with Ukraine. Mohd Shaved's body reached Rampur on Saturday evening. His family said that he had gone abroad to work and not to join the Army. His joining the Russian Army was under coercive circumstances, they claimed, as reported by TOI. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India on Friday acknowledged that the number of Indian nationals serving in the Russian Army has risen to 44 due to recruitment in recent months, and said it has taken up the matter with Russian authorities to end the practice. The Indian side is in touch with Russian authorities to ensure the speedy release of Indian nationals currently serving with the Russian military, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a weekly media briefing. Indian officials had earlie ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) India on Friday said that the number of Indian nationals serving in the Russian Army has increased to 44 in view of recruitment in recent months. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it has taken up the matter with Moscow and urged them to stop recruiting Indians into the Russian military. "In the last few months, we have been informed of several Indian nationals who have been recruited in the Russian army," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal s ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: A 37-year-old man from Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Mohammed Ahmed, has allegedly been defrauded by a job agent and sent to Russia, where he has reportedly been drafted to fight in the war against Ukraine. "He has been given a weapon and asked to fight in the war against Ukraine. His last known location is near the Ukraine border. Our request to the government is that he should be helped and brought back to India," Firdous Begum, a close relative of Ahmed, told TOI on Thursday. Ahmed, who ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Mohammed Ahmed, the 38-year-old from Khairatabad, has sent distressing videos revealing that he is trapped in the Russian army, and forced to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war against his will. In the background of one video, the blast of rockets and the sound of gunfire can be heard, highlighting the imminent danger he faces.Indian govt officials said that at least 27 Indians are currently serving in the Russian army, and the govt is actively working on their repatriation. Ahmed record ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): COAS General Upendra Dwivedi met Lieutenant General Kayanja Muhanga, Commander Land Forces, Uganda and held discussions towards enhancing defence cooperation through joint training, professional military education and institutional exchanges. In details shared by the Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI) of the Indian Army, it was noted, "On the sidelines of #UNTCC2025, General Upendra Dwivedi, #COAS, engaged in a productive interactio ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi met Nepal Army's Lieutenant General Pradeep Jung, ACOAS on the sidelines of the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries Chiefs' Conclave (UNTCC) in New Delhi. The leaders held wide-ranging discussions, including joint training, and reflected upon the enduring partnership between the two neighbouring armies. Sharing the details of the meeting in a post on X, the Additional Directorate General of Public Informat ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The mother of a youth from Gujarat's Morbi, who went to Russia for higher studies and was subsequently captured by the Ukrainian forces while fighting for the Russian army, has appealed to the Ukrainian government, urging them to allow him to return to India. According to the Gujarat police, Majoti Sahil Mohammed Hussein (22) had enlisted in the Russian military, reportedly to avoid a prison sentence linked to a drug-related case. But his mother, Hasina Majoti, says he went to the Uk ...Read More >
New Delhi: India said on Friday it has strongly urged Russian authorities to release and repatriate 27 more Indian nationals who were recently recruited into the Russian Army, even as it reiterated its warning that taking up such job offers poses a risk to life. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Indian authorities had recently found out that more Indian nationals had joined the Russian military, with the information coming from the families of the men who had been recr ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has intensified its calls for the immediate discharge and repatriation of all remaining Indian nationals serving in the Russian Army, following the tragic death of one Indian national in Russia. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has once again stressed the urgency of bringing back Indian nationals involved in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Indian National from Kerala Dies, Another Injured in Russia In a statement, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that an India ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday strongly took up the matter of Indian nationals serving in the Russian Army, following the death of an Indian citizen from Kerala. The MEA has reiterated its demand for the early discharge and repatriation of the remaining Indian nationals. "The matter has been strongly taken up with the Russian authorities in Moscow as well as with the Russian Embassy in New Delhi today. We have also reiterated our demand fo ...Read More >
MUMBAI (Reuters) - One Indian national apparently recruited by the Russian army has been killed while another was receiving treatment for injuries at a hospital in Moscow, the Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has "strongly taken up" the matter with Russian authorities in Moscow and with the Russian Embassy in New Delhi while reiterating its demand for the early discharge of remaining Indian nationals serving in the Russian army, the ministry sai ...Read More >
Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir Jaiswal on Tuesday expressed deepest condolences to the family of Kerala man who was forced to enlist in a Russian mercenary force, and died on the warfront after being shot. Binil Babu, 32-year-old Indian man from Kerala was serving in the Russian mercenary force and died on the frontlines of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Binil Babu was a native of Kuttanellur in Kerala's Thrissur district. Yesterday, the Indian embassy officia ...Read More >
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