Family members of Nepalese who joined Russian Army stage sit-in protest, urging safe return to Nepal, Kathmandu - 22 Apr 2024
Family members of Nepalese people who joined the Russian Army stage a sit-in protest, urging their relatives' safe return to Nepal amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, near the Russian Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, 22 April 2024. A group of family members staged a sit-in protest near the Russian Embassy in Kathmandu to show opposition to the illegal recruitment of Nepalese in the Russian Army to fight against Ukraine. The conflict in the Russia-Ukraine war has claimed the lives of more than 19 Nepali citizens, particularly youths who have illegally joined the Russian army to participate in the war.