At least 12 Indian citizens recruited by the Russian army to fight in the war against Ukraine have died, reports "Reuters", citing the Indian Foreign Ministry.
18 Indian citizens remain serving in the Russian army, 16 of whom Russia classifies as "missing without a trace".
In the spring of 2024 India's Central Bureau of Investigation announced the discovery of a network of agents who, under the pretext of job offers, recruited Indian citizens into the Russian army.
In the summer of the same year, it became known that the Russian authorities had begun paying compensation to the families of Indians killed in the war.