New Delhi: India has identified at least 44 nationals, including those who went recently, who continue to remain part of the Russian military in its war against Ukraine, despite Moscow’s promise not to recruit more Indians and return those they already have, ThePrint has learnt.

Ahead of the upcoming visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India, families of several such nationals staged a protest in the national capital alleging their kin were tricked into joining the Russian military by agents who took them there for regular jobs.

Government sources confirmed that at least 44 individuals have been verified by New Delhi as still present in the Russian armed forces. Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov told ThePrint last week that since March 2025, there has been no recruitme

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