Of these 126 cases, 96 people have returned to India and have been discharged from the Russian Armed Forces. 18 Indian nationals in the Russian Army remain and out of them the whereabouts of 16 individuals are not known.

Twelve Indian nationals serving in the Russian Armed Forces have lost their lives, while 16 others remain missing, the ministry of external.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that 16 Indian nationals serving in the Russian military have been reported missing, as communicated by Russian authorities. Additionally, 12 Indians who were part of the Russian armed forces have lost their lives.

At least 12 Indian nationals have died while serving the Russian Army in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Friday.

Russia has communicated to India that 16 Indians, who were serving in the Russian military, are missing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday (4). The MEA said 12 Indians working with the Russian military have died so far.

The death toll given by the ministry of external affairs on Friday was higher than the number of deaths acknowledged so far by Indian officials

India's Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed that 16 Indian nationals recruited by the Russian Army to fight in Ukraine are currently missing, while 12 others have lost their lives in the conflict.