The Ministry strongly condemned the attack on a commercial ship, saying it threatened maritime safety, freedom of navigation, and international trade.
India also asked its own ambassador to convey these concerns to the Ukrainian government, saying attacks on commercial vessels, which put the lives of civilian sailors at risk, are unacceptable and must not happen again.
The July 18 attack on MV OMORFI near Ukraine’s Odessa port killed one Indian seafarer out of four Indians who were on board.
