Search on for two Indian sailors after vessel struck at Ukraine’s Odesa

A ship with four Indians onboard was struck by a projectile at the port of Odesa in Ukraine on Saturday, said the Indian Embassy in Kyiv on Sunday.

While two of the Indian seafarers are safe, “information is awaited regarding the other two”, added the embassy.

“Search and rescue operations are under way,” it stated. “The embassy is in constant touch with the concerned authorities.”

Point of Contact, Embassy of India, Ukraine
[email protected]
[email protected]
Our Emergency contact no. - +380933559958 Mr. Aji Kumar, SS ( Consular) @MEAIndia pic.twitter.com/2XolkORrcu— India in Ukraine (@IndiainUkraine) July 26, 2026

The incident came days after four Indians were killed and one critically injured after a cargo ship was attacked while it departed the port of Odesa on July 19. The five Indians were among the 17 crew on board the ship.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha had accused Russia of attacking the vessel inside his country’s maritime corridor. The incident came amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II.

On July 21, the external affairs ministry said that it had summoned the Russian chargé d’affaires to convey “India’s grave concerns and unequivocal condemnation” of the attack on the vessel.

Three days later, the ministry stated that an Indian seafarer was killed in an attack on a cargo...

Read more