What we know about Odesa Port Ship Attack so far

MEA summoned Ukraine's ambassador Dr Oleksandr Polishchuk after an attack on a merchant vessel near Odesa port with 4 Indian nationals on board.

Two of the four Indian crew members are safe; information about the remaining two is awaited.

On July 19, four Indian nationals were killed and one critically injured when the merchant vessel MV Golden Leo was attacked while departing from Odesa.

Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha wrote to external affairs minister S Jaishankar expressing condolences over the deaths of Indian seafarers.

A vessel with four Indian crew members was struck at Ukraine's Odesa port.

This is the second such attack in a week.

The Indian Embassy in Kyiv confirmed two crew members are safe.

Information about the other two crew members is still awaited.

A commercial vessel carrying Indian nationals was struck at Odesa port, Ukraine.

At least five Indian nationals have been reported killed since April 2026 in similar attacks in the Black Sea region.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued an urgent advisory for Indian citizens aboard vessels in the Black Sea.

The advisory cites heightened security risks amid ongoing hostilities in the region.

Indian citizens are warned against working on or transiting vessels in the Black Sea.

An international cargo vessel sank off Odesa, Ukraine.

The vessel was struck by Russian fire a week earlier.

Ukrainian officials reported the initial strike.

The incident occurred in the Black Sea port area.