Seven Indians stuck on Russia-Ukraine border seek govt's help | Watch video
‘20 Indians have contacted embassy in Moscow’: MEA shares update One of the Indian nationals said they arrived in Russia on tourist visas on 27 December to celebrate the New Year. They had a visa for the Russia trip - valid for 90 days - but then travelled to neighbouring Belarus. "An agent offered to take us to Belarus...
we were not aware we needed a visa. When we went to Belarus (without a visa) the agent asked us for more money and then abandoned us. The police caught us and handed us over to Russian authorities, who made us sign documents," Harsh said in the video as per the media report.
He said that they were forced to join the Russian army as the local police detained them for not possessing a "slip". The man alleged that the Russian police asked them to either join their army or risk facing 10 years of imprisonment. "The Russian Army tells us that we can leave only after a year.
They are asking us to help them win the war. We don’t know how to help them. If we don’t, we may not survive," one of the men said in a 20s video.
The Indian nationals have requested the embassy and government to help them. "This could be our last video, they are sending us to the war zone in Ukraine," they said in a video. Govt rejects reports regarding Indians in Russian army seeking discharge Last week, the Ministry of External Affairs said it is trying its best for an "early discharge" of around 20 Indian nationals who are working as support staff to the Russian army.
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