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They said he could get a Russian passport and national card within a year through which you could move around neighboring countries.. . Asfan thought that could be a stepping stone to his familys dreamlife in Australia, his brother said.. ..
Asfan kept his plans secret from family and friends until it was too late to turn back, according to Imran, who said he only learned his brother was leaving three days before he set off for Russia on November 9 last year...
. New Delhi has strong ties with Moscow dating back to the Cold War and has largely steered clear of condemning outright the invasion by Russia, which remains Indias biggest arms supplier.. . India has also become a major purchaser of Russian energy, bolstering Moscows coffers by a record$37 billion of crude oil purchases last year alone and providing Russias sanctions hit economy with vital revenue.. . . Meanwhile, India, which has no law preventing its citizens from serving in a foreign states military, has acknowledged that a number of its nationals have been fighting for Russia in Ukraine.. ..
The trafficked Indian Nationals were trained in combat roles and deployed at front bases in Russia-Ukraine War Zone against their wishes, the CBI statement said.. Asfan didnt tell his brother when he was going to be sent to Ukraine, Imran said, but he did get in contact on December 1, just as he was heading to the battlefield.. . Asfan was seeking a way out, Imran said.. ..
The man, who said he had been injured in combat, told Imran he had found Asfan, whod also been injured, inside a house in Ukraine a day earlier.. . Imran said the man told him he couldnt pick his brother up because of the drones around them, but had passed word of Asfans condition to a Russian medical team.. . Ukrainian forces have used converted commercial drones against their Russian opponents with devastating effect on the frontlines, either by dropping grenades from above or by using them as remote controlled bombs.. ..
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