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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

India summons Russian envoy after four seafarers killed in strike on ship leaving Ukraine

Photo released by the Ukrainian navy shows the damaged cargo vessel Golden Leo after an alleged Russian strike in the Black Sea on 19 July 2026 - (@UA_NAVY)

Four Indian nationals were among 10 people killed in an alleged Russian cruise missile strike on a cargo ship leaving Ukraine's southern port of Odesa over the weekend.

India's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it summoned a Russian diplomat and expressed "grave concerns" over the attack.

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