Four Indians killed in attack on ship leaving Ukraine's Odesa, New Delhi says

Russia has hit the vessel with three cruise missiles

People look at smoke rising from a civilian vessel on fire, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, Jul 19, 2026.Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

An attack on a ship leaving Ukraine's southern port of Odesa on Sunday killed four Indians and left another in a critical condition in hospital, India's foreign ministry said in a statement late on Monday.

Russia hit the Golden Leo – a Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship manned by a crew from India and Syria – with three cruise missiles on Sunday, Ukraine's navy wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

"India condemns such attacks and reiterates that targeting commercial shipping and endangering innocent civilian crew members, or otherwise impeding freedom of navigation and commerce, is deplorable and should be avoided," the ministry statement said.