India's Foreign Ministry summoned Ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk on Monday to convey serious concern over the death of an Indian sailor in an attack by Ukrainian forces on the merchant vessel MV OMORFI in the Black Sea. New Delhi called on Ukraine to cease attacks on merchant ships and respect international maritime law.
India on Monday summoned Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk to protest the killing of an Indian sailor in a Ukrainian attack on the merchant vessel MV OMORFI in the Black Sea. The Foreign Ministry said the ambassador was asked to convey India's serious concern over attacks on merchant ships, emphasizing that such actions, which threaten the lives of innocent civilian sailors, are unacceptable and must stop.
As The Zioneer reported in June, India previously summoned the U.S. Chargé d'affaires over the deaths of three Indian sailors in a U.S. strike on the oil tanker M/T Settebello in the Gulf of Oman. India has also urged shipping companies to avoid employing Indian crew on vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz due to security risks.
The claim of a Ukrainian attack on the MV OMORFI comes from the Indian Foreign Ministry. Ukraine has not yet responded to the protest. Details of the incident, including the exact circumstances of the attack and the identity of the sailor, remain limited.
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