Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:13pm on 05 Oct 2026,Monday India Global
A Russian drone attack on a Turkish-owned cargo ship in the Black Sea killed its captain on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The ship was carrying corn and had Indian and Azerbaijani citizens among its crew. Eleven crew members were rescued, with one injured. The fate of one person was still being checked. Zelensky condemned the attack and accused Russia of targeting civilian vessels. Separately, a Russian drone strike hit an Indian-owned pharmaceutical warehouse in Ukraine’s Sumy region on Sunday. A 52-year-old worker was killed and three others were injured. The Ukrainian embassy in Delhi also condemned the attack.