The message says that Binil, a native of Kuttanelloor, Thrissur, who had joined the Russian mercenary army, was killed in a drone attack. His friend Jain, who was injured in the attack and is undergoing treatment, informed his relatives about the information. The message says that Binil was killed on the fifth day and that Jain saw the body on the sixth day.
Binil Babu’s wife gave birth to a baby boy 4 months ago. When the baby boy was born, Binil met him through a video call. Although it has been days since he decided to name the baby, he has not yet been named. Everyone, including his wife Joyce, had decided that after Binil returned, they would hold a baptism ceremony and name him.
The army allowed Binil to make video calls without interruption for the first time on the 7th, during the Christmas celebrations in Russia. That day, everyone in the house talked to Binil until he was exhausted. Binil would stare at the baby’s face silently every time he saw it. There was still hope that he would return. Binil died before he could say the name Jake, which Binil and Joyce had discovered together.
Binil, an electrician, previously worked in Oman. He ended his exile and returned home months ago when his salary started to fall short. Binil Babu and his cousin Jain were tricked into coming to Russia while searching for a better job. The two arrived in Russia on April 4 through a distant relative. The young men were persuaded to travel by promising that they could get a job in Poland. When the visa procedures were in the final stages, they both learned that the job was in Russia.
Binil’s relatives said they received a notification from the Indian Embassy yesterday that Binil Babu had been killed. Jain, who was with him, had informed his relatives that Binil had been seriously injured in the shelling in Ukraine. The news of Binil’s death comes as efforts are underway to bring both of them home.
Jain had earlier arrived in Moscow. Jain had arrived in the Russian capital Moscow from Russian-occupied Ukraine. Jain had also been injured in the Ukrainian shelling.
