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Russian Drone Strike Kills Turkish Ship Captain, Indians Among Those on Board

  • A Russian drone strike hit the Turkish-owned cargo vessel MV Royad Mammadov in the Black Sea, causing a fire while it carried corn.
  • The strike killed the captain and another foreign national; 11 crew members were rescued, and some crew members were injured.
  • The vessel had three Indian nationals among its crew, and the Indian Embassy later confirmed that all three were safe.
  • India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said India was engaging with both Kyiv and Moscow to help resolve the Ukraine conflict.
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Ukraine says the ship was carrying maize and had no connection to the war. Azerbaijani and Indian citizens were on board. The captain of the ship was killed in the attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that a Turkish civilian ship carrying corn in neutral waters was attacked by two Russian drones. In a statement on his social media account, Zelenskyy stated that Azerbaijani and Indian citizens were on board the ship during the attack. He reported that the ship's captain died in the attack, and the fate of one person is still unknown. Zelenskyy noted that 11 crew members were rescued, one of whom …

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hromadske.ua broke the news on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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