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- A Russian missile strike on a Guinea Bissau-flagged merchant vessel, MV Golden Leo, near Ukraine's Odesa port killed 10 people, including four Indian seafarers.
- Among the dead was 26-year-old Akhil Joyan from Kasaragod district in Kerala, who had joined the Merchant Navy at 19 and was to marry in two months.
- Another Indian seafarer is hospitalised with serious injuries, and the vessel was operated by Mumbai-based Ocean Grace Shipping Ltd. This is the first reported instance of Indian seafarers being killed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the Ministry of External Affairs has condemned the attack on commercial shipping.
What to watch next
- Efforts by Joyan's family, local representatives and Kerala's NORKA Department to repatriate his body
- Updates on the condition of the injured Indian seafarer and MEA assistance to those affected
- Any further Russian attacks on Odesa port or commercial shipping in the area
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Named India · Ukraine · Russia · Guinea-Bissau · Akhil Joyan · Alappuzha · Kasaragod · Kerala · Mumbai · MV Golden Leo · Odesa · Vellarikkundu · Kerala Chief Minister's Office · Ministry of External Affairs · Non-Resident Keralites Affairs Department · Ocean Grace Shipping Ltd
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