A Kerala youth fighting in the Russian army on the front lines of the country’s war with Ukraine has died, while his relative has sustained serious injuries. The deceased has been identified as Binil T B, 32, a resident of Vadakanchery in Thrissur district of Kerala. The injured has been identified as 27-year-old Jain TK, a resident of the same area. A few days ago, Binil’s family received a message that two people had been injured in a drone attack, but they could not establish contact with them. Sanish, a relative of both the men, said Binil’s wife Joyce, who is in touch with the Indian Embassy in Moscow. When she called the authorities, they verbally confirmed that Binil had died. Officials said that they have received information in this regard from the Russian Army.
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Ajith Kolassery, chief executive officer of NORKA ROOTS, the state government’s agency for the affairs of non-resident Keralites, said we have heard about the incident. We are awaiting final confirmation from the Ministry of External Affairs. For the last few months we were trying to bring him back. We do not know exactly how many people from Kerala are still trapped in the Russian army. We come to know about the incident only when such people make distress calls. Binil and Jain TK were desperately trying to get home. Earlier last month, Nil had said that he had been knocking on the doors of the Indian Embassy in Moscow since September in an attempt to return home. In the last message, Binil said that he has been forced to go to the front line of the war, which could put his life in further danger.
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Binil and Jain were among several Indian youth who went to Russia in April in the hope of being employed as electricians, cooks, plumbers and drivers in the country’s military support service. Instead, they were asked to give up their Indian passports, take up permanent residence, join the Russian army and serve on the front lines of the war.
