India, Sept. 26 -- India said on Friday it has strongly urged Russian authorities to release and repatriate 27 more Indian nationals who were recently recruited into the Russian Army, even as it reiterated its warning that taking up such job offers poses a risk to life.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Indian authorities had recently found out that more Indian nationals had joined the Russian military, with the information coming from the families of the men who had been recruited.

The problem of Indian citizens being lured with lucrative offers of jobs in the Russian military has continued despite Moscow's assertion that it stopped recruiting Indians into its armed forces in April 2024. Recent reports suggest...