Russia Strike Kills Telangana Man In Ukraine
A pall of gloom has descended on Hasnabad following his death.
Hyderabad: A 42-year-old man from Jagtial, Vavilala Sudarshan Goud of Hasnabad, was reportedly killed in a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Odesa. Another man from Telangana, Ganesh Kalleda, 35, was stated to be injured.
Sources said Goud had had gone to Ukraine about four months ago for work. He is survived by his wife Bhargavi and two sons.
Jagtial MLA Sanjay Kumar called on the family, condoled the death of Goud and assured them of all possible support from the government.
The Indian Embassy in Ukraine said it was “providing assistance for early repatriation of the mortal remains.” It said it was in touch with Ukrainian authorities.
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of an Indian national in an attack in Ukraine. The Embassy is in touch with the bereaved family and extends its deepest condolences,” the Indian mission said in a post on X.
However, there is no official confirmation on the details shared by sources in Indian diaspora.
Earlier in the day, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had announced the death of 12 persons, including an Indian, in the latest Russian attacks. Drones and ballistic missiles struck several cities in the eastern European nation, damaging residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, PTI reported.
Since Monday evening, guided aerial bomb and drone strikes have continued against Odesa city and the surrounding region, leaving thousands of families without electricity, Zelenskyy said in a social media post.
“Overall, 12 people were killed, among them an Indian citizen,” he said. “My condolences to everyone who has lost family and loved ones.”
Giving details of the attacks, Zelenskyy said dozens of people were injured in the strikes, which also hit Kyiv, Odesa, Kherson, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy and Dnipro regions.
In Kyiv, seven people were killed in a strike on a railway depot.
In Boryspil, a five-storey residential building was damaged, and 50 people were evacuated, while four people were killed and 13 injured in the city, Zelenskyy said. He said nearly 350 first responders were involved in rescue and recovery operations in Kyiv and the surrounding region alone.
“A significant number of jet-powered drones and ballistic missiles were used in the attack,” Zelenskyy said, adding that residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged. Russian guided aerial bomb and drone strikes also continued against Odesa and the surrounding region, he said.
A border crossing with Romania and export infrastructure were also “deliberately damaged”, according to Zelenskyy.
The Ukraine President blamed Russia for deliberately targeting civilians and called for increased air defence assistance to Ukraine.
“Russia always plans its strikes specifically to cause as much destruction to people's lives as possible, and it succeeds only when air defence capabilities are insufficient.
“The number of victims of Russian terror directly hinges on every new package of assistance,” Zelenskyy said, while thanking countries supporting Ukraine through the Priority Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) and bilateral supplies.
