Kerala seafarer killed in Russian missile strike on shipping vessel was set to marry in 2 months
An Indian seafarer, Akhil Joyan, was killed in a Russian missile strike on a merchant vessel near Odesa, Ukraine. The Indian government is coordinating with Russian authorities to repatriate his body as the Ministry of External Affairs condemns the attack.
Why it matters
This incident marks the first casualties of Indian seafarers in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, raising concerns about the safety of civilian maritime workers in war zones.
One of the four seafarers killed in a Russian missile strike near Ukraine's Odesa port on Sunday got engaged just three months ago in his village in Kerala. He was set to tie the knot in two months.Akhil Joyan, 26, the only son of a couple from Vellarikkundu in Kasaragod district, was aboard a Guinea Bissau-flagged merchant vessel that came under the Russian attack, which killed 10 people.Joyan and four other seafarers died in the missile strike, the first instance of Indian seafarers falling casualties to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Another Indian is reported to have been hospitalised with serious injuries."The bride is from Alappuzha district.
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