Today, Ukraine’s ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, was summoned to the country’s Ministry of External Affairs in connection with the attack on the merchant vessel MV OMORFI, which resulted in the death of an Indian citizen. This was reported by India’s Ministry of External Affairs.

“The Ministry expressed serious concern over the incident and strongly condemned such attacks on commercial shipping, emphasizing their negative impact on maritime safety, freedom of navigation, and international trade.

The ambassador was urged to convey to the Ukrainian authorities India’s grave concern over attacks on merchant vessels and to reaffirm that such actions, which endanger the lives of innocent civilian seafarers, are unacceptable and must cease.”