NEW DELHI: An Indian soldier died preventing with Russian forces in Ukraine, considered one of his kin mentioned on Monday (Jul 29), the fifth confirmed loss of life thus far of an Indian citizen within the battle.
Tons of of Indians are among the many 1000’s of international troopers Moscow is believed to have employed to bolster its forces and New Delhi has urged their repatriation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow this month and was “given assurance” to that impact, India’s international ministry mentioned.
Ravi Moun, 22, went to Russia in January after he was promised a job in transport by a personal recruitment agent, his brother Ajay informed AFP by cellphone.
However he was later given weapons coaching and compelled to hitch fighting on the frontier with Ukraine in March.
“After dropping contact with him, I approached the Indian embassy in Moscow they usually knowledgeable us that my brother had died,” Ajay mentioned, including the household was requested by the embassy to ship DNA samples to determine Moun’s physique.
Ajay mentioned his brother had returned from the frontier as soon as, however was later taken to battle once more.
It was unclear when he had died.
“We misplaced contact with him after that,” Ajay mentioned, including that his household had appealed for assist from Modi to deliver Moun’s physique again.
