The number of Nepalis who died in the Russian army reached 40

With this, the number of Nepalis who joined the Russian army and died in the war with Ukraine has reached 40. According to foreign sources, 40 people have died till August 14. According to the data up to June 10, the number of deaths was 34. After that, two more Sanjog Acharya and Naveen Shahi died. After that, four more people died.

'It is not yet known about where their house is. Only individuals have been identified. "We have not been able to locate their homes," the foreign source said, "We are working with the relevant agencies. "Until now, the names of 7 Nepalis who took part in the Russia-Ukraine war as Russian soldiers have been revealed, but their districts have not been found.

In the war that started after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia is illegally recruiting Nepalis under contract. Although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release to inform about the Nepalis who died in the Russia-Ukraine war, all those who died recently The list has not been published . The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stopped giving any information on Russian affairs . The Nepali Embassy in Moscow has also stopped providing information about Nepalis after the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Embassy staff do not want to come in contact with the press.

On the other hand, 174 Nepalis have returned home safely from Russia. They have been returned home with the cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy. The government of Nepal has been having diplomatic dialogues with Russia time and time again and has been showing interest in the affairs of Nepalis. But the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia shows it to the Ministry of Defense and keeps hesitating to answer. Foreign Minister Arju Rana Deuba last week called the Russian Ambassador to Nepal Alexey Novikov and inquired about the recruitment of Nepalis in the Russian army. On that occasion, Rana talked about how many Nepalese are in the Russian army, compensation for the dead, sending Nepalese back, bringing the dead bodies of Nepalese to Nepal, etc.

According to foreign sources, in response, Ambassador Novikov replied that the war is going on in his country and that the Ministry of Defense, not his Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is looking into the matter. "We talked with interest in Nepalese relations. But the reply came from the Russian side that there is a war going on and the Ministry of Defense is watching,'' Foreign Minister Rana said to Kantipur, "However, we are continuously trying to bring back the Nepalese through diplomatic initiatives . We are also working to compensate them.'

Not only Rana, the previous two foreign ministers, NP Saud and Narayankaji Shrestha, had continuously tried to return the Nepalese and get compensation by taking diplomatic initiatives with Russia. Sunen . Former Foreign Minister Shrestha discussed the situation of Nepalis recruited in the Russian army during a sideline meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko Andrei Yuryevich at the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ADC) held in Tehran, the capital of Iran, in June.

Shrestha to send the bodies of Nepalis who died in the war to Nepal, to provide compensation to the families of Nepalis who died in the war, to send back those who were injured and enlisted in the Russian army, not to recruit Nepalis in the Russian army, to inform the Nepalese government of the number of Nepalis who were enlisted in the Russian army and in the Russian army They requested information about those who were recruited and captured by the Ukrainian army.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yurevich promised to send Ambassador Milan Tuladhar to his office and provide necessary support after he returned to Moscow. But so far no incident has come out about what happened. Earlier, Shrestha had a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov from Kathmandu on February 24 and discussed the issue of recruiting Nepalis into the Russian army. Lavrov, like the Russian ambassador in Nepal, Novikov, said that there is currently a war in Russia and that the Ministry of Defense will look into the issue. He promised to talk with the Ministry of Defense on that matter.

7 Nepalis under the occupation of Ukraine

7 Nepalis have joined the Russian army and now 7 Nepalis are under the occupation of the Ukrainian army . Among the captured Nepalis are Vivek Khatri of Bardia, Siddharth Dhakal of Kavre, Vikas Rai of Morang, Pratik Pun of Rolpa, Sujan Subedi of Chitwan, Ishwar Lamichhane of Makwanpur and Madan Dahal (district not opened).

Although the Nepal government has tried to release them in cooperation with the Russian government, the initiative has not been successful so far. Also, during this month, President Ramchandra Poudel, during his visit to Geneva and Germany, took the initiative before the President of Germany to free the Nepalis from the occupation of the Ukrainian army .

The Nepali embassy in Berlin is also requesting the Ukrainian government to release the Nepalese. On the other hand, the Nepali Embassy in Berlin is also taking the initiative to cooperate with the Ukrainian government. But the initiative has not been successful.

List of 40 Nepalis who lost their lives after enlisting in the Russian army

1. Rajkumar Roka - Dolakha

2. Sukra Bahadur Tamang - Kathmandu

3. Bharat Bahadur Shah – Kathmandu

4. Devan Rai-Kaski

5. Pritam Karki – Sanja

6. Gangraj Moktan-Eelam

7. Rupak Karki-Kapilvastu

8. Sandeep Thapalia-Gorkha

9. Kundansingh Nagal-Darchula

10. Hariprasad Aryal-Sangja

11. Rajkumar Giri-Dhading

12. Dhan Singh Pun-Rolpa

13. Purna Bahadur Gurung-Dhading

14. Sundar Muktan – Rasuwa

15. Gangaram Adhikari – Jhapa

16. Padam Bahadur Ghimire – Udaipur

17. Sanjay KC-Banke

18. Nabeen Shahi-Jajarkot

19. Jit Bahadur Wik-Waglung

20. Anitkumar Sah-Mahottari

21. Khagendra Raika Magar-Dhankuta

22. Birwal Rai-Sankhuwasabha

23. Balram Gurung-Rukum

24. Tej Bahadur Shahi – Dailekh

25. Surendra Rana – Jumla

26. Lal Bahadur Budha-Rupandehi

27. Raju Tharu -

28. Furwa Sherpa-Dolakha

29. Suraj Vick - Sanja

30. Netra Bahadur Gharti – Dhading

31. Shankar Damai-Gulmi

32. Sajan Gurung-Lamjung

33. Shant Bahadur Bholan – Sindhuli

34. Ghanshyam Pariyar

35. Sanjok Acharya

36. Naveen Shahi

37. Bimal Limbu

38. Bikram Chaudhary

39. Dom Bahadur Ale

40. Subas Thapa

7 Nepalis captured by the Ukrainian army

1. Vivek Khatri-Bardia

2. Siddharth Dhakal-Kavre

3. Vikas Rai-Morang

4. Prateik Pun-Rolpa

5. Sujan Subedi – Chitwan

6. Ishwar Lamichhane – Gorkha

7. Madan Dahal (district is not open)

(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (according to data up to 14 August)