Nepali Men Caught In Russia-Ukraine War Appeal to Indian Govt For Rescue

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Nepali men stranded in Russia have reached out to the Indian government in a viral video, claiming that they were deceived into working as helpers in the Russian army but are now coerced into fighting in the Ukraine conflict. The men were seen seeking refuge and imploring neighbouring India to intervene after failed attempts to seek help from the Nepalese Embassy in Moscow.

four Nepali men near the Russia-Ukraine frontline appealed for help from India, saying they had been scammed by visa agents who lured them to Russia by telling them that they would be hired as helpers. 

The four men seen in the video identified themselves as Sanjay, Ram, Santosh and Kumar Srestha. ‘When we came here, we were told to go to the frontline to fight in the war. We are facing a lot of problems here. Indian brothers who were with us are being rescued by their government,’ said Sanjay. 

He went on to say that the Nepal government and embassy were not helping them, and they are now forced to appeal for help from the Indian government.

“We have big hopes from the Indian government that it wouldn’t disappoint us. Nepal and India have good relations. We want to ask for India’s help as it is powerful. The Nepal government is unable to help us. All of the Nepali men here want to go back home." He said that there were 30 men in his group, of which only five are left, and they are worried that they will be deployed to the frontline soon. 

For the past few months, Nepal’s Foreign Ministry has sent two back-to-back diplomatic notes to Moscow seeking details on the status of the Nepali nationals serving in the Russian Army. It has been asking Russia to send back hundreds of its nationals who were recruited to fight against Ukraine and repatriate the bodies of those who died in the conflict.

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