⚡Russia begins paying families of Indians killed fighting in Ukraine, BBC reports.
The families of Indian soldiers who were killed fighting with the Russian army in Ukraine have begun to receive payments “from Russia,” BBC’s Indian service reported on July 11, citing two families whose relatives were killed in Ukraine.
Multiple cases of Indian men coming to Russia for work or tourism before being coerced to join the war against Ukraine and, in some cases, dying in battle have been reported.
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in March it had identified 35 cases of Indian men being lured to fight for Moscow in Ukraine. At least two have been confirmed as killed in combat.
Following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia earlier in July, the Indian news outlet NDTV reported that Russia had agreed to release all Indians serving in its army and facilitate their return back to India.
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Russia begins paying families of Indians killed fighting in Ukraine, BBC reports
Ashvinbhai Mangukiya told the BBC’s Indian service that he had received 4.5 million rupees ($54,000) from the Russian government after his son Hemil was killed in a missile strike in Ukraine while serving with the Russian army earlier in the year.
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