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Mass Exodus of Nepalese Fighters from Russian Forces in Ukraine
"Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) revealed on May 1 that Nepalese mercenaries are leaving the Russian military en masse amidst the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
It has been noted that Russia has actively been recruiting foreign nationals from countries like Nepal, Somalia, India, and Cuba to serve in Ukraine since the outset of the escalated invasion.
These mercenaries are used as expendable forces, often with insufficient training for the battlefield, as per Petro Yatsenko from Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
For military unit number 29328, the defection of Nepalese soldiers has been due to extreme conditions including high casualty rates, unpaid wages, and inhumane treatment by commanders, such as execution for disobedience, as reported by HUR.
The intelligence agency also released a supposed list of the soldiers, along with profiles of some deserting mercenaries. They also reported that Russian forces have been largely unsuccessful in locating these deserters within the occupied regions of Luhansk Oblast"