In the 50 days since he last heard from his brother, Indian Army jawan Prabhudayal Sunda has petitioned various government offices seeking his brother’s rescue from Russia, but is yet to receive any response.

Sandeep, 23, Mr. Sunda’s younger brother, had been enlisted in the Russian Army and forced to fight in the war zone on the Russia-Ukraine border, his family has said, echoing claims made by many other families across the country.