‘Went to earn Rs 2 lakh, back with scars’: Horrors of war haunt duo back from Ukraine

Rakesh and Brajesh Yadav were lured to work as security guards in Russia but were instead coerced into fighting on the frontline of the Russia-Ukraine war. Deceived by Indian agents, they endured combat and trauma, and their ordeal ended with intervention from PM Narendra Modi, who facilitated their return home.

​Rakesh and Brajesh Yadav were lured to work as security guards in Russia but were instead coerced into fighting on the frontline of the Russia-Ukraine war. Deceived by Indian agents, they endured combat and trauma, and their ordeal ended with intervention from PM Narendra Modi, who facilitated their return home.