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Indian Youth Recounts Harrowing 8-Month Ordeal on Russia-Ukraine Border

CosmicTaco · 2024-09-14T12:58:30.590624+05:30

- I was terrified every moment, with drones dropping bombs and bullets flying around, but I learned some Russian from the soldiers. - We were dismissed from service on September 6 and provided an Army bus to Moscow, where the Indian Embassy arranged tickets to New Delhi. - After nine months away, I can finally breathe easy, though the fear of dying was constant at the frontlines. - An employment agent misled us into thinking we were applying for a security job, but we ended up in military training and on the frontlines. - We protested daily, refusing to fight, and were punished by being made to sleep in freezing trenches without food. Source: [Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/indian-back-home-recalls-russia-ukraine-border-9566731/)

I was terrified every moment, with drones dropping bombs and bullets flying around, but I learned some Russian from the soldiers.
We were dismissed from service on September 6 and provided an Army bus to Moscow, where the Indian Embassy arranged tickets to New Delhi.
After nine months away, I can finally breathe easy, though the fear of dying was constant at the frontlines.
An employment agent misled us into thinking we were applying for a security job, but we ended up in military training and on the frontlines.
We protested daily, refusing to fight, and were punished by being made to sleep in freezing trenches without food.

Source: Indian Express