Nepali on front line of Russia-Ukraine war pleads for rescue

He asks fellow Nepalis not to be fall into traffickers’ tricks. Families of victims are frustrated at lack of help.

“I am writing this letter from a war zone between Vesele and Rozdolivika (Russia-Ukraine) where 31 Nepali nationals are serving and living inside a bunker and damaged houses. Two have minor injuries,” a Nepali national, Tirtha Thapa (name changed), who has joined the Russian Army to fight against Ukraine, writes in a letter to Kritu Bhandari. Bhandari is leading a campaign on behalf of the families of the Nepali nationals serving in the Russian army.