Overview
- Local reports say Vavilala Sudarshan Goud, a 42-year-old construction worker from Husnabad in Telangana, was killed after leaving worker accommodation during a missile attack in Odesa.
- The Indian Embassy in Ukraine confirmed Goud’s death and said it is in touch with the bereaved family and will provide consular assistance.
- Accounts differ over a second Telangana worker, identified in some reports as Ganesh Kalleda, with some sources saying he was injured and others saying he escaped unhurt.
- Jagtial MLA M Sanjay Kumar visited the family in Telangana, offered condolences, and pledged local support as officials coordinate repatriation.
- Ukrainian authorities said the Odesa strike was part of a wider Russian missile and drone barrage that killed multiple civilians and damaged residential areas, underscoring risks faced by foreign migrant workers in affected cities.