Hyderabad, Nov. 3 -- Families in Telangana have urged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to facilitate the repatriation of their kin who were forced into military service in Russia on the pretext of jobs.

Presently, as many as eight men are reportedly trapped in Russia amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. According to a report by the Times of India, the Indian embassy in Russia identified three other people from Telangana among those stranded: Vangala Koteswara Rao, Gujju Jagabandhu and Manikyala Naresh. However, separate family petitions on these three individuals were not available for review.

Riddled with debt and isolated from their families, the men have reportedly pleaded for help from Telangana, leaving relatives worried and despe...