Film celebrities Farhan Akhtar, Onir and Sudhir Mishra among others mourned the demise of Indian student, Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, who was killed on Tuesday in an attack in a city in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered a military operation in eastern Ukraine on February 24, stating that it was aimed at demilitarisation of Ukraine and added that they do not plan to occupy Ukraine.
Amid the growing escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine, an Indian student named Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, a native of Chalageri in Karnataka’s Haveri district, was killed in shelling in Kharkiv city of the war-hit country on Tuesday morning.
The Ministry of External Affairs shared the news via Twitter and said they are in touch with the family of the student.
“With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning,”
Akhtar took to Twitter and wrote he feels terrible for the family but hoped other citizens can be brought back to the country safely.
An Indian student is now a casualty of the Ukraine invasion… feel terrible for the family… deepest condolences.. hope we can get all our citizens home safe and soon”.
Expressing his anger, Mishra said Naveen’s statue should be put in front of the Russian embassy and said that his heart went out to his family.
