Overview
- The Ukrainian drone strike in the Moscow region on Sunday killed A. Ramaya, 30, from Ganjam district in Odisha and injured other Indian workers.
- The Indian Embassy in Russia confirmed one Indian fatality, met the injured in hospitals, and said it is coordinating help with company managers and local authorities.
- Ganjam district officials said they have asked the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi to work with the embassy to bring Ramaya’s remains home, a process they said takes time due to formalities.
- Ramaya had worked for over a year as a structure fitter with a construction firm serving the Gazprom refinery, returning to Moscow on March 22 after leave and traveling through a local recruitment agency.
- Relatives said they learned of his death from friends in Moscow and criticized both the agency and officials for poor communication, as villagers call for compensation and proper care for the two injured men, G Tejeswar Reddy and G Khetrabasi Reddy.