Bodies of two Indians killed in the Russia-Ukraine war zone arrived at the Delhi airport on Wednesday (December 17, 2025). Since September, at least four Indians have been killed in the war zone and 59 others are missing.
The deceased have been identified as Ajay Godara (22), a resident of Rajasthan, and Rakesh Kumar (30) from Uttarakhand. Both Godara and Kumar had gone to Russia in the past one year on student visa but were allegedly enlisted in the Russian Army after being misled by agents who promised them work as cleaners and helpers.
Release Indians from Russian army, stop practice of recruiting Indians, MEA tells Moscow
On December 3, ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s State visit to India, Lok Sabha member from Nagaur, Rajasthan, Hanuman Beniwal raised the issue of safe return of 61 Indians allegedly enlisted in the Russian Army to participate in the ongoing war against Ukraine.
Shock as Indians fall in distant battlefields
