Jalandhar, Dec. 29 -- As many as 10 of the 14 missing men in Russia have died in the strife torn Russia-Ukraine border, said one of the people who toured that country to ascertain the status of their missing wards. Notably, during the monsoon session of Parliament, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) had confirmed that 14 Indians were officially missing in Russia.

Jagdeep Kumar, brother of missing Mandeep Kumar from Phagwara, along with kin of missing Prabodh Kumar and Azharuddin from UP's Azamgarh, had taken the flight to Moscow from New Delhi in April this year. They have returned dejected.

On his return, Jagdeep said they managed to collect information from the army recruitment centres, military base camps and local administrative...