Indian student killed in bomb blast in Ukraine

 Emergency services in Kharkiv, Ukraine, see damage inside the City Hall building. March 1, 2022

An Indian student has been killed in a bomb blast in Ukraine. Today, the news was confirmed by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday. The incident took place in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Tuesday morning. The Foreign Ministry has contacted the family of the slain student.

It is learned that the deceased student, a resident of Haveri district of North Karnataka, was identified as Naveen Shekharappa Gyangudhar. Age 20. He was a student of medical college. That day he was standing in line at the store to buy necessities. That's when the bomb suddenly fell. The Foreign Ministry has expressed its condolences to the family of the slain student. They said Foreign Secretary Harshvardhan Sringla was already in touch with the foreign ministries of Russia and Ukraine. Indian students in Kharkiv and other war-torn cities in Ukraine have been officially asked to return home safely. The Indian ambassadors to Russia and Ukraine are making similar efforts at the highest levels.

Meanwhile, Haveri district chief Bommani has contacted Naveen's family. He also assured that he would coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so that Nabin's body could be brought to the country as soon as possible.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine began last Thursday. On Tuesday, the sixth day of the war, Russia intensified its attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Russia has allegedly used banned weapons, such as cluster bombs and vacuum bombs. On Monday, the ambassadors of Ukraine and Russia sat in a peace meeting in Belarus. But after five hours of discussion, they could not come to a conclusion. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.

In this situation, the Russian army started shelling the populated areas of Kharkiv. The war has so far claimed 352 lives. 11 of them are children. This time the name of the young man from Karnataka was also included in that list.