"Sought A Stop To Recruitment": Ministry On Indians In Russian Army

The statement comes days after two more Indians serving with the Russian military were killed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, taking the death count of Indians to four in the war zone.

India on Thursday said it has been pressing Russia for early release and repatriation of its nationals employed by the Russian Army, underlining that it has sought a stop to recruitment of Indians in the war zone.

The statement comes days after two more Indians serving with the Russian military were killed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, taking the death count of Indians to four in the war zone.

Two years since Russia's invasion began, tens of thousands of its soldiers have been killed in Ukraine and Moscow has been on a global quest for more troops.