NEW DELHI/ODESA, July 22, 2026 — Four Indian nationals were killed and another was critically injured when a commercial vessel was attacked while departing the Ukrainian port of Odesa, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said.
The incident occurred on July 19 aboard the Golden Leo, a Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship carrying Indian and Syrian crew members. Indian officials said the country’s diplomatic mission in Ukraine was monitoring the situation and assisting those affected.
Ukraine’s navy said the vessel was struck during an attack involving three cruise missiles launched by Russia. That attribution was reported by Ukrainian authorities and had not been independently verified in the …
