R Sainikhesh has joined Georgian National Legion | Credit: Reuters, TOINew Delhi: The student from Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore who had joined the Ukrainian paramilitary forces to fight Russia is willing to return home, his father said. The student identified as R Sainikhesh was studying final year aerospace engineering at the National Aerospace University at Kharkiv in Ukraine. He had joined the Georgian National Legion, a paramilitary unit comprising volunteers, in February.R Sainikhesh was twice rejected by the Indian ArmyRelated NewsUkraine-Russia War: Indian youth among thousands of foreigners taking up arms for KyivForeign volunteers joining Ukraine-Russia war can obtain citizenship, says Ukrainian minister Sainikhesh was twice rejected by the Indian Army because of his height. According to a report by TOI, his father Ravichandran said that officials from the Union government were in touch with the family and promised to trace and evacuate their son soon. Ravichandran established contact with this son three days ago and during the conversation, Sainikhesh agreed to return to India soon. “I haven’t been able to speak to him for the past three days. The officials have asked us to contact them at any time. We hope that our son will be evacuated soon from Ukraine. Media reports should not affect his return to India,” TOI quoted him as saying. However, a police officer aware of the development said that when his parents asked Sainikhesh to return to India, he didn’t respond properly.He did not approach the Indian embassy in Ukraine when the war began The officer said that Sainikhesh did not approach the Indian embassy in Ukraine when the war began. The Ukrainian government is offering foreign mercenaries USD 2,000 a day to fight against Russian troops as part of the new foreign legion. According to a report by Evening Standard, several advertisements have appeared online in the UK, Europe and the US, asking for seasoned soldiers to join the fight against Russia. Ukraine formed the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine at the request of President Volodymyr Zelensky to fight in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has claimed that over 20,000 volunteers from 52 countries have volunteered to fight for Ukraine.