45 Indian Nationals Discharged From Russian Army Amid War With Ukraine

New Delhi: The Indian government has been working to secure the release of Indian nationals recruited into the Russian army, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, adding that 35 Indian nationals have been discharged since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia in July. This brings the total number of Indians discharged to 45, including 10 who were discharged before the PM's visit.

Addressing the briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "In July, when our Prime Minister travelled to Russia, he also took up the matter with President Putin. And since the Prime Minister's visit, 35 Indian nationals have been discharged. Prior to July, his visit, 10 Indian nationals had been discharged. So 45 Indian nationals have been discharged so far."

"Several of them have come back. Six of them came back two days ago and several others would be shortly coming back. There are 50-odd Indian nationals who are still with the Russian army for whom we are trying our best to get them discharged as early as possible," he added.