Russia no longer admits Indians to military for Ukraine war: Russian Embassy

In its first formal acknowledgement of the issue, Embassy says efforts are on to discharge Indians from service

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defence Ministry on August 09, 2024, a Russian soldier fires a D-30 howitzer towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP

Russia no longer admits Indians into its Army, the Russian Embassy disclosed in a statement, adding that Russian and Indian authorities are in “close coordination” to help discharge Indian nationals recruited for the war in Ukraine.

In the first such official acceptance that Russia is working with Indian officials on releasing the Indian recruits who want to withdraw from their contracts, the Russian Embassy in Delhi issued a press statement where it condoled the “unfortunate instances of [Indian] casualties in the course of the special military operation in Ukraine”.

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