7 Nepalis are now prisoners of war.
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Although 115 prisoners of war were exchanged between Russia and Ukraine, 7 Nepalis have not been confirmed. 7 Nepalis who joined the Russian army and went to fight against Ukraine have been imprisoned by Ukraine as prisoners of war. Through the mediation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 230 people out of 115 people.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UAE on Saturday, it is stated that the prisoner has been exchanged through his mediation. This is the seventh exchange of prisoners this year. So far 1788 prisoners of war have been exchanged.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has confirmed that the troops captured in the Kursk region have been captured. Although there are no peace talks between the two countries that have been at war for two years, the UAE has been mediating to exchange prisoners of war.
Vivek Khatri of Bardia, Siddharth Dhakal of Kavre, Vikas Rai of Morang, Pratik Pun of Rolpa, Ishwar Lamichhane of Makwanpur, Sujan Subedi of Chitwan and Madan Dahal have been captured by the Ukrainian army during the war. Subedi and Dahal were recently captured by the Ukrainian army.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that there is no news about whether those 7 Nepali prisoners of war have been exchanged. The foreign ministry has claimed that the government is taking continuous efforts to release the Nepalis who are under the occupation of the Ukrainian army.
In the first week of March last year, Ukraine publicly requested 8 citizens of other countries, including 5 Nepalese, working in the Russian army, to join the Russian army and stop the war with Ukraine.
Petro Yatsenko, the coordinator of the Ukrainian government's 'Treatment of Prisoners of War' headquarters, said that there is a high possibility that Russia will recruit some citizens of low-income countries and use them as weapons in the war. In a courtesy meeting between the Nepalese Ambassador to Germany, Ramkaji Khadka, who is visiting Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany, Ukraine said that the Nepalese would be released when the prisoners of war were exchanged.
It has been confirmed that 36 Nepalis who were recruited into the Russian army to fight the Russia-Ukraine war have died. So far, Nepal has refused to answer about how many Nepalis have been recruited in the Russian army, even when it has been repeatedly requested by Russia.
