New Delhi, July 31 -- India is pursuing the issue of the release of around two dozen Indian nationals serving in the Russian Army with authorities in Moscow, the external affairs ministry said on Friday, against the backdrop of the Supreme Court hearing a petition filed by the kin of youths lured into military service in Russia.

More than 30 Indians have died so far while serving with the Russian military on the frontlines of the conflict in Ukraine. The Supreme Court has taken up a petition filed by relatives of 26 Indians who went to Russia during 2024-2025 on tourist and student visas but were induced or lured by recruitment agents into joining military service.

"We continue to pursue the release of around two dozen Indian nationals ...