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Soldats Indiens dans l'armée russe
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⚠️ Seven citizens of #India 🇮🇳 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 by Russia to fight in #Ukraine
🎥 They published this video message, saying they were forced to join the russian #military
The men allegedly came to Russia to celebrate New Year at the end of December 2023. Then, according to them, a travel agent suggested that they also visit Belarus, to which they agreed.
“We didn’t know we needed a Visa. When we arrived in Belarus, the agent asked us for money and then disappeared.”
After this, they were detained by the police and handed over to decision makers, who forced them to sign documents (for military service)
🙄 Since these documents were written in Russian, the Indian citizens didn’t understand their meaning, but still signed.
They were then explained that the alternative to military service in the Russian army is imprisonment for 10 years.
“Now we are forced to fight in the war against Ukraine,” - they say.
They received 'training' for 15 days and were then sent to a combat zone.
☝️ I do not mean to mock these men
(Although their 'vacation' story does sound fishy)
❗ But reports of 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 by the Russian #military are alarmingly common.
Men from Syria, Cuba, Nepal and all over Africa are promised easy jobs, cleaning or border guard duties in Russia, far from the front line.
Only to be mobilized by force upon arrival, and sent to the front as 🍖
I hope these guys get out.
Many more are not so lucky.
Russia is so 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤 they have to trick and force people to fight.
An army built on a house of cards.
#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
Le débunk
The images are sourced from this video: https://cvc.li/eGQWm
Understanding why these men ended up in the Russian army poses a challenge
According to their families, they were abducted while en route to Russia to celebrate the New Year: https://cvc.li/OHNlX.
In another instance, a man was searching for employment in Dubai. According to his brother, he underwent weapons training to be deployed for combat. Upon refusing, he was confined, had his phone confiscated, and was coerced into signing untranslated documents: https://cvc.li/lCnYS.
However, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs presents a different narrative.
The men are asserted to be part of a group of 20 Indians seeking better employment opportunities, having accepted roles as assistants in the Russian army: https://cvc.li/YByeL.
Some of them reached out to the Indian Embassy in Moscow seeking repatriation: https://cvc.li/aciUm.
The Indian Congress has scrutinised the matter, underscoring the severe unemployment situation in India, which drives individuals to explore opportunities abroad, even at the cost of endangering their lives.
One congressman contends that these individuals may have been deceived about the nature of their roles: https://cvc.li/ECFLH.
En français :
Les images proviennent de là : https://cvc.li/eGQWm
Difficile de savoir pourquoi ces hommes se sont retrouvés dans l'armée russe.
Selon les proches, ils auraient été kidnappés alors qu'ils se rendaient en Russie pour fêter le nouvel an. https://cvc.li/OHNlX
Lors d'un autre récit, un Indien qui cherchait un emploi à Dubaï, aurait suivi une formation au maniement des armes pour être envoyé se battre. Refusant de le faire, les Russes l'auraient enfermé sans son téléphone et contraint de signer des documents non traduits. https://cvc.li/lCnYS
Mais le ministère des Affaires étrangères indien a une autre version.
Certains soldats ont pris contact avec l'ambassade indienne à Moscou pour être rapatriés. https://cvc.li/aciUm
Ils feraient partie d'une vingtaine d'Indiens qui cherchaient un meilleur emploi et avaient accepté des postes d'assistants au sein de l'armée russe. https://cvc.li/YByeL
Le Congrès indien a examiné la question et souligné la grave situation du chômage en Inde, qui obligerait les individus à chercher des opportunités à l'étranger, quitte à mettre leur vie en danger.
Un seul sénateur pense que ces personnes ont été trompées sur la nature de ces postes pour être déployées au front. https://cvc.li/ECFLH
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