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Nepalese the Ukraine Conflict? Nepalese?

Who would ever thought that as reported 15,000 Nepali would have been recruited by the Russians for some sort of service the Ukraine Conflict?

My instantaneous and intuitive response was that these were either Gurkha with prior military service the British army or REJECTS from the Gurkha selection process.

The British army Gurkha selection process having a yearly response of 20,000 young men of which only about 200 are finally selected!

These Nepali recruited and contracted by the Russian NOT of the same ethnicity as normally recruited by the British for their Gurkha units!

"Russia has recruited as many as 15,000 Nepalis to fight its war. Many returned traumatized. Some never came back"

From https://edition.cnn.com | Source: CNN |  By Sugam Pokharel, Matthew Chance and Mihir Melwani, CNN, and journalist Nishant Khanal | February 11, 2024.

"Kathmandu, Nepal - Ramchandra Khadka stood in front of a temple in the middle of Kathmandu, Nepal, praying for his fellow countrymen who are fighting for Russia in Moscow’s war against Ukraine."

"As the ceremonial bells rang and the sweet smell of incense filled the air, he lit candles and offered flowers to a deity. All he wants is for his Nepali friends to survive the brutal war."

"The 37-year-old recently returned to Nepal after suffering injuries on the front lines in Ukraine. He told CNN he witnessed horrific scenes and regrets his decision to join the Kremlin’s army as a foreign mercenary."

See previous blog entries Russian recruiting woes:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/01/debtor.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/09/press-gang.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/01/recruits-ru.html

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