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Indian men claim they've been forced to fight for Russia's military in Ukraine
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Thousands of miles away in their village of Mator in Haryana, their families spoke to Sky News about their loved ones caught up in a war zone.
Ajay, the elder brother of 20-year-old Ravi who is fighting on the frontline told Sky News: "He’s been duped, he was supposed to be a helper and they forced him into the war in Ukraine, this is cheating.
"He was made to sign a contract in Russian language which he does not understand, they said either go to jail for 10 years or fight in the war.
Many who sought these opportunities are from small cities and towns, where unemployment, shrinking incomes and a rural economy that is in distress have forced many to seek better prospects abroad.
Briefing reporters, Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson of the Indian foreign ministry, said: "We are pressing very hard with the Russian authorities for early discharge of our people who are stuck there.
In a video message sent to Sky News from Zaporizhzhia Oblast, 19-year-old Harsh Kumar said: "We are on the frontline in Ukraine, stuck in the Russian Army.
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