45 Indians discharged from Russian army: MEA

NEW DELHI: Forty-five Indian nationals fighting alongside the Russian army have been discharged so far, govt said on Thursday. Thirty-five of them were discharged since PM Modi 's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in which the former hadraised the issue.

"In July, when our prime minister travelled to Russia, he also took up the matter with President Putin. And since the PM's visit, 35 Indian nationals have been discharged. Prior to July, his visit, 10 Indian nationals had been discharged," said external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. "Six of them came back two days ago and several others would be shortly coming back. There are 50-odd Indian nationals who are still with the Russian army for whom we are trying our best to get them discharged as early as possible," he added.