Overview
- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri disclosed the tally on Monday that 227 Indian nationals have been recruited into the Russian armed forces since the war began and that 51 have died.
- Misri said 139 of those recruited have been discharged and are being processed for return, and the Indian Embassy in Moscow is regularly monitoring release and repatriation efforts.
- New Delhi says it is in active, repeated discussions with Russian authorities to secure the discharge of remaining cases so individuals can be returned to their families.
- The Supreme Court has ordered the Centre to appoint a nodal officer in the External Affairs Ministry to coordinate with families of the dead, missing or injured, and the government has renewed warnings against risky war‑linked job offers and unscrupulous recruiters.
- The human effects are immediate: families are awaiting returns or answers about loved ones and the government’s next steps to speed repatriation and curb hazardous recruitment will determine how quickly cases are resolved.