Work search and false promises: As young people from India find themselves in the Russian army (video)
The families of men who live from Kashmir to Carnatya and from Gujarat to Telagana, in detail how their relatives were forced to believe that they apply for work assistants in Russian government agencies, but were forced to go to the forefront. Danger. "They were deceived.
The agent who recruited them said they would only work in Moscow; instead they passed a 15-day training, and they were planted in Ukraine, where they were forced to stay with the Russian troops that wage the war," the brother says 30-year-old Afsan Mohammed Imran from Gaydarabad. Moreover, these recruited Indians will only find out after arrival. The Indian Express was able to find eight people who were on the Ukrainian front and talk to their relatives.
According to one of those who came to the war, he met a group of compatriots there, the other said that there were 11 Indians with him. From the Indians found by the journalists, one was killed by a drone, the two others were injured in the leg. The publication reports that everyone is lured into Russia with high salaries and promise to grant citizenship. "It was not about departure to Ukraine or even in the occupied territories. Many were attracted through Dubai," - emphasizes The Indian Express.
Relatives of several other Indians who got into the war said they were recruited through Baba Vlogs YouTube channel. He offered work in Dubai, and when the Indians were there, they were offered to sign contracts for work cleaners in Moscow. But after arriving in Russia, they were sent directly to the center of military training. The publication gives an example the case with 23-year-old Mohammed Sufyan, who has already worked in Dubai and received an equivalent of 30,000 Rs (about $ 360) a month.
However, he met the presenter of the said YouTube channel and was in the war. "He was washed with brains, offering to go to work in Moscow. He was said that he would help in the Russian government. They promised more than 100,000 rupees a month (more than $ 1,200) and citizenship," Brother Sufian said. For the last time, Afsan contacted his brother on December 31, 2023 from the Russian-Ukrainian border. Subsequently, the family learned that he was injured in the leg.
Sufyan then told his brother that three days after his arrival in Russia and other young Indians were sent to a military camp. "There they saw other Indians who returned from the front. According to him, at the end of January, the Sufyan asked him to help get out, and on February 27 he almost died due to the attack of the Ukrainian drone, while another Indian and several Russian soldiers were not lucky.
"It was his last call, since then his phone is unavailable, and we believe he is at the front again," Afsan is in a hurry. 23-year-old Jurpret Singh got to the front in a completely different way. Lover of travel, he decided to go to the New Year to St. Petersburg, and then to Belarus, being sure that the Russian visa is acting there. However, he was detained and handed over to the Russian military at the border. "They stated that he had violated the law and threatened to plant for 10 years.
Then they made an offer: instead of rotting in prison, it can help the Russian army while living in Moscow and receiving 100,000 Rs per month. But because of He was sent for preparation for two days, and now he is at the front, " - said Singha's cousin. According to the Russian edition of The Moscow Times, there are Serbs, Belarusians, Malaysites, Cubans, Nepalese, residents of Central Asian republics among the Russian-Ukrainian war. Citizens of India have now been added to them.
"Cunning, promises and deception Russian authorities around the world are looking for people who can be thrown into a bloody meat grinder for" Russian peace ", - emphasizes the newspaper. "About 20 citizens of India who went to the Russian army" to work as auxiliary staff or assistants "as soon as possible. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Randhir Jaysval.