Sri Lanka, May 10 -- Retired Major General Ranaraja Ranawaka, network leader: CID confirms deaths of six who had gone to Russia :

There has been no information regarding the safety of over 200 retired military personnel who have travelled to Russia to serve as mercenaries in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, raising concerns about their safety for more than two weeks. Reports indicate that a significant number of these retired military personnel, who were part of a forward security contingent, have sustained injuries. One of the injured escaped the hospital and returned to Sri Lanka with the support of the Sri Lankan embassy in Russia.

This retired Army member who returned to Sri Lanka yesterday disclosed that the conflict is inte...