India's NDTV television on September 12 quoted the country's Foreign Ministry as saying that 45 Indian nationals had been discharged from the Russian forces fighting in Ukraine after they were tricked into enlisting. The ministry added that some 50 Indian citizens remained in the Russian military in Ukraine. In July, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in Moscow that Indian nationals fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine would return home soon. Several Indian men have been killed in Ukraine fighting for Russia. To read the original story by Current Time Service, click here.
Russia Releases 45 Indians Fighting In Ukraine, 50 Remain
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk in Moscow in July.