Draft:Jain Kurian

Jain Kurian was born in 1997 in Kuranchery, a village in the Thrissur district of Kerala, India. He grew up in a close-knit family and pursued his education locally. Details about his early education and family life remain limited.

In late 2024, Jain Kurian, along with his relative Binil Babu, traveled to Russia through an agent based in Chalakudy, Kerala. They were promised employment in a canteen but were subsequently coerced into joining a Russian mercenary group amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to reports, they were among a group of young men who were carrying supplies to the frontline when they were forced to enlist.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-15 |title=Emotional video from Kerala man forced to fight in Russia-Ukraine conflict surfaces |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/kerala/story/kerala-man-injured-in-russia-ukraine-conflict-says-contract-canceled-forced-to-fight-2665185-2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=India Today |language=en}}([Contract canceled, forced to fight: Video of Kerala man injured in Russia-Ukraine conflict - Kerala News | India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/kerala/story/kerala-man-injured-in-russia-ukraine-conflict-says-contract-canceled-forced-to-fight-2665185-2025-01-15?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

In December 2024, Jain and Binil sent voice messages to their families, indicating that they had been instructed by the Russian military to prepare for combat. They reported that weapons and supplies had been distributed to them, and that four individuals from their group had already been deployed to the warfront.{{Cite web |title=Next is our turn, say Thrissur youths trapped in Russian warfront |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2024/12/12/thrissur-youth-scammed-to-join-russian-army.html |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Next is our turn, say Thrissur youths trapped in Russian warfront |language=en}}([Next is our turn, say Thrissur youths trapped in Russian warfront| Onmanorama](https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2024/12/12/thrissur-youth-scammed-to-join-russian-army.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

In January 2025, a video surfaced showing Jain Kurian injured in a shell attack in Ukraine. In the video, he informed his family about his condition and the dire situation he was in. He claimed that he had been forcibly enlisted into a Russian mercenary group after initially going to Russia for work in a canteen. Jain was transferred to a hospital in Moscow for treatment.([Contract canceled, forced to fight: Video of Kerala man injured in Russia-Ukraine conflict - Kerala News | India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/kerala/story/kerala-man-injured-in-russia-ukraine-conflict-says-contract-canceled-forced-to-fight-2665185-2025-01-15?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

Following his recovery, Jain received assistance from fellow Keralites in Russia, who provided him with a train ticket to return home. He arrived in Delhi on April 24, 2025, and was expected to reach his hometown in Thrissur shortly thereafter .

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