The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday summoned Ukraine's ambassador Dr Oleksandr Polishchuk following an attack on a merchant vessel near the Ukrainian port of Odesa that had 4 Indian nationals on board.

Axar.az reports, citing The Times of India, that the diplomatic move comes a day after the vessel was struck amid the worsening security situation in the Black Sea.

"Today, the ambassador of Ukraine to India, Dr Oleksandr Polishchuk, was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs in connection with the attack on the commercial vessel MV OMORFI, which resulted in the tragic death of an Indian national," the MEA said in a statement.