Indian Youth Recounts Harrowing 8-Month Ordeal on Russia-Ukraine Border

• I was terrified every moment, with drones dropping bombs and bullets flying around, but I learned some Russian from the soldiers.
• We were dismissed from service on September 6 and provided an Army bus to Moscow, where the Indian Embassy arranged tickets to New Delhi.
• After nine months away, I can finally breathe easy, though the fear of dying was constant at the frontlines.
• An employment agent misled us into thinking we were applying for a security job, but we ended up in military training and on the frontlines.
• We protested daily, refusing to fight, and were punished by being made to sleep in freezing trenches without food.

Source: Indian Express