Vessel with 4 Indians struck at Ukraine’s Odesa port, second such attack in a week

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A merchant vessel carrying four Indian nationals was struck at Ukraine’s Port of Odesa on Sunday. As per an official statement from the Indian Embassy in Kyiv, two crew members have been confirmed safe, while information about the other two is still awaited.

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As per the statement from the embassy, the incident occurred on Saturday when MV AGN Ragnar was hit at the Port of Odesa, one of Ukraine’s key Black Sea ports that has frequently come under attack since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022.

The Indian mission, in a statement, said it is closely monitoring the situation.

This incident also comes days after four Indian seafarers were killed in a Russian strike at Odesa port.