Three more Nepalis serving in Russian army die

Three more Nepalis serving in the Russian army have died.

The Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of three more Nepalis serving in the Russian army.

With this, the number of Nepalis killed in the Russia-Ukraine war has reached 10.

The deceased have been identified as Raj Kumar Giri of Dhading, Hari Prasad Aryal of Syangja and Bharat Bahadur Shah of Kailali, according to Amrit Bahadur Rai, spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The government has urged the Russian government to send the bodies to Nepalis who lost their lives in the war.

Rai said that the government has urged the Russian government not to recruit Nepali citizens and to return the Nepali citizens who have joined the Russian army.