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59 Sri Lankans recruited by Russia died in Ukraine, parliament informed
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....9 Sri Lankans recruited by Russia died in Ukraine, parliament informed<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 7-2-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Colombo, Feb 7 (PTI) At least 59 of the 554 Sri Lankans have perished in the Ukraine wa....
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....r fighting for Russia, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told parliament here on Friday. “According to the information received by January 20 this year, 554 were recruited for the Russian military s....
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....ervice,” Herath said. There was no forcible enlisting of the Sri Lankans by Russia, Herath said adding, Colombo has been continuing its talks with the Russians to delist and send them back. Sri ....
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....Lanka also pressed the Russians to discontinue the recruitment of Sri Lankans to fight in the war. Sri Lankan police last year arrested two retired generals and six others for illegally acting as re....
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....cruiting agents for Russian mercenary firms. Local reports said that the hardships faced by common people in the aftermath of the island nation’s economic crisis prompted the ex-soldiers to join i....
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....n to fight the war for both sides. PTI CORR NPK NPK<BR> News - Press release - PIB....