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"Russia has recruited 15,000 Nepalese for the war against Ukraine," reports CNN. Journalists interviewed one of the volunteers, 37-year-old Ramchandra Khadka, who returned home after sustaining injuries on the Ukrainian front lines. Khadka participated in battles in Bakhmut, undertaking two deployments totaling one month. During his second stint, he sustained injuries from a bullet to the thigh and cluster munition fragments. Reflecting on his experience, Khadka expressed regret, witnessing horrific scenes and lamenting his decision to join the occupying army. "There is not a single centimeter of land in Bakhmut that was not affected by bombs. All the trees, bushes, green areas... they are all gone. Most of the houses are destroyed. The situation there is so terrible that I want to cry," he recounted. Russian recruiters entice foreigners with promises of substantial payments, targeting foreign students and migrant workers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal has lodged a protest with Russia over the recruitment of citizens for the war. Diplomats report that at least four Nepalese fighters are currently held in Ukraine as prisoners of war.