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Twelve Indians Killed in Service of Russian Armed Forces, MEA Confirms
The Statesman Siliguri
|January 18, 2025
At least 12 Indian nationals have died while serving the Russian Army in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Friday.
At a media briefing here, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said there were a total of 126 Indian nationals working in the Russian armed forces. Of them, 96 have returned to India, having been discharged from the Russian armed forces.
A total of 18 Indian nationals still remain with the Russian forces. The whereabouts of 16 of them are not known. The Russian side has categorized them as "missing," the spokesperson said, adding New Delhi is in touch with their families.
This story is from the January 18, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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