As of now, 10 Nepalese have died within the Russia-Ukraine battle.
Kathmandu:
Nepal authorities on Tuesday stated three extra Nepalese nationals preventing within the Russia-Ukraine battle have died, taking the variety of such deaths to 10.
Based on the Overseas Ministry sources, particulars are awaited about these Nepalese, who had been preventing for the Russian aspect.
Other than the three deaths confirmed in 2024, the Overseas Ministry confirmed the dying of seven Nepali nationals preventing for Russia in mid-December.
Earlier than that, it was claimed that 4 Nepalese nationals preventing on the Russian aspect had been stored in captivity by the Ukrainian Military however no different particulars had been accessible.
The federal government has estimated that greater than 200 Nepalese who went to Russia on vacationer and scholar visas have joined the Russian Military with out permission of the Nepal authorities.
The Overseas Ministry has repeatedly reiterated its coverage that no Nepali nationwide is allowed to affix any international military besides these recruited in pleasant nations like India below a conventional settlement.
The ministry has additionally maintained that it has requested the Russian authorities to ship again the our bodies of Nepalese troopers who died within the battle on the earliest and to offer due compensation to these injured and different victims of the battle.
On December 26, Nepal’s Overseas Minister N P Saud stated that round 100 Nepali nationals, who joined the Russian Military, have been reported lacking. The Overseas Workplace had mentioned the matter with the Russian ambassador in Nepal.
Saud had additionally stated that there have been not less than 4 Nepalese Prisoners of Conflict in Ukraine, and the federal government had contacted the Ukrainian authorities to launch them.
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