Suspected of recruiting for Russia, several people arrested in India. New Delhi dismantles a network of “traffickers” suspected of having recruited Indians to fight in Ukraine.

In February, several Indian soldiers told AFP that they had agreed to enlist in exchange for attractive salaries and a Russian passport. Several Indians recruited in this way for work which was only to be of "support" to the Russian army told AFP they had, once enlisted, been trained in the use of weapons before being sent to the front.