Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Indian Killed in Russian Strikes After Modi-Putin Meeting
Russia launched missile and drone attacks on several cities in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s president said at least 12 people died and dozens were injured.
One person who died was an Indian citizen named Sudarshan Bhabhilala.
Another Indian citizen, Ganesh Kalleda, was hurt.
Buildings and other civilian facilities were damaged.
A border crossing near Romania and export facilities were also damaged, according to Ukraine.
The attacks happened one day after Narendra Modi met Vladimir Putin.
Modi told Putin that the war should end and that peace was important for humanity.
At least 12 people were killed in Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Sudarshan Bhabhilala, a 40-year-old Indian from Gujarat, died from a severe head injury in the Kyiv region.
Ganesh Kalleda, a 35-year-old Indian from Telangana, was injured in the attacks.
Strikes hit Kyiv, Odesa, Kherson, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy and Dnipro regions.
The attacks came a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to move away from war and seek peace.
- Who
- Russian forces, Ukrainian authorities, and two Indian nationals, Sudarshan Bhabhilala and Ganesh Kalleda, were involved in the reported events.
- What
- Russian drones and ballistic missiles struck multiple Ukrainian cities, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens, including one Indian national who was killed and another who was injured.
- When
- The attacks were reported on Tuesday, September 1, one day after Narendra Modi met Vladimir Putin.
- Where
- The strikes affected Kyiv, Odesa, Kherson, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy and Dnipro regions in Ukraine.
- Why
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia deliberately targeted civilians and called for more air-defense assistance; the article does not provide a Russian explanation for the strikes.
- Reported death toll
- At least 12 people, including one Indian national
- Reported injuries
- Dozens of people, including one Indian national
- Indian national killed
- Sudarshan Bhabhilala, 40, from Gujarat
- Indian national injured
- Ganesh Kalleda, 35, from Telangana
- Weapons reported
- Drones, ballistic missiles and guided aerial bombs
- Affected areas
- Kyiv, Odesa, Kherson, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy and Dnipro regions
- India’s response
- The Indian mission in Kyiv said it was assisting Bhabhilala’s family and arranging repatriation of his remains
- Diplomatic context
- Narendra Modi met Vladimir Putin the previous day at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan