Krystyna Kazakova 01:47, 05.11.25 UNIAN

Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said that the government has repeatedly warned its citizens about the dangers of joining the Russian army

In India, families whose men were allegedly deliberately mobilized and sent to war against Ukraine by Russia protested on Monday, November 3, near the historic Jantar Mantar square in Delhi, Firstpost reports .

According to the article, Russia promised Indians safe and well-paid jobs in the security sector. In return, the Indian citizens were forced to sign contracts written in Russian. After that, they were sent to the front against their will.

In the city of Hisar, Haryana, Sonu Kumar was among those who traveled to Russia on a study visa. According to Sonu’s brother Vikas Kumar, the agents convinced the man to extend his stay by promising him a secure, well-paying job.

“Son was told that he would be working as a security guard and would not be sent anywhere near the war zone. He trusted them because they assured him that he would earn well and be safe,” said Vikas Kumar.

The publication notes that the last time relatives spoke with Sonu was on September 3.

“He said he was being sent to the front lines and that his phone would soon be confiscated,” Vikas said.

According to the man, a tragedy happened to his brother just a few days later.

“On September 19, we received a message from the Russian authorities on Telegram saying that our brother had disappeared on September 6 and that his body had been found. They told us that if we wanted to collect the remains, they could transport them to the Moscow airport,” Vikas said.

The family agreed, but then they were told that they would have to cover the costs of transporting the body from Moscow to India themselves.

“We somehow managed the expenses,” said Vikas.

Another young man from Hisar, Aman Punia, went missing a few weeks ago. His elder brother Ashu Punia also said that Russian agents had tricked the man, promising him a high-paying job as a security guard.

“They approached him when his study visa was about to expire and said he would get a job and permanent residency in Russia,” Ashu said.

Aman Punia last contacted his family on October 15 and said he was in great danger.

“I’m being sent to the front. I could die soon,” Aman told his family.

The publication notes that a 37-year-old security guard from Khairatabad, Mohammed Ahmed, suffered a similar fate. He was promised work in the construction and warehouse sectors and even the prospect of permanent residence in Russia, but he ended up on the front lines.

“He was given weapons and forced to fight near the border with Ukraine. Our only request to the government is to return him alive and well,” said Ahmed’s relative Ferdous Begum.

The material states that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it had raised the issue of the recruitment of Indian citizens into the Russian army and called on Moscow to stop this practice.

Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said the government had repeatedly warned citizens about the “risks and dangers” of joining the Russian army.

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UNIAN previously reported that two North Korean soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian forces have expressed their desire to defect to South Korea. It is stated that in 2024, more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers were sent to Russia, mainly to the Kursk region, to fight against Ukraine. Seoul confirmed that two such soldiers were captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In an interview for a documentary, they stated that they wanted a “normal life” in the South and begged to be taken away. The South Korean constitution stipulates that all Koreans, including those from the North, are full citizens. Seoul also clarified that this rule also applies to prisoners of war in Ukraine. 

We also wrote that near Volchansk in the Chuguyiv district of the Kharkiv region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured an Iraqi citizen.  According to him, the Russians forced him to sign a contract with the army, and then sent him to kill Ukrainians. The captured Iraqi citizen’s name is Alimari Kamal Nabil Khalaf. In Russia, he worked in a restaurant, arrived on a tourist visa. He was threatened with prison because he did not have a work visa, and in order to avoid punishment, he had to sign a contract with the Russian army.

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