Russia has announced that it will discharge all Indian citizens who have been forcibly or fraudulently mobilized into the Russian army for the war in Ukraine. This decision was made after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Indian Prime Minister in Moscow on July 9. At least two Indian nationals have already died during the conflict, and there are believed to be several dozen others who were forced to fight and are currently in the war zone. The Indian media outlet NDTV reported this development, citing their own sources.

The involvement of Indian citizens in the war in Ukraine may be more significant than previously thought. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of India uncovered a human trafficking network earlier this year, which fraudulently sent people to Russia for forced labor. The investigation revealed that Indians were recruited under the pretense of studying at private universities in Russia, but upon arrival, their passports were confiscated and they were coerced into fighting for the Russian side. The CBI has discovered that one agency in Delhi sent around 180 people to Russia, mostly on student visas. Indian media also reported on another scheme that tricked Indians into going to Russia for jobs in government agencies.

ملخص الأخبار

• روسيا ستعفي الهنود المجندين قسرًا في جيشها للحرب في أوكرانيا.
• ولكن قد تكون شاركة الهنود في الحرب في أوكرانيا أكبر بكثير.
• وكالة في دلهي أرسلت حوالي 180 شخصًا إلى روسيا، معظمهم بتأشيرات طلاب.
• وسائط إعلام هندية تقرير عن عملية نصب أخرى قادت الهنود إلى روسيا بوعود وظائف في الوكالات الحكومية.