New Delhi: A man from Kerala, who was working at a Russian military camp amid the country’s war with Ukraine, has died in a shell attack, his family said.
Sandeep, 36, was a native of Nayarangadi at Trikkur panchayat in Thrissur district. An electrician by profession, he had flown to Russia in April to work at a restaurant.
“Two days ago, we got a message from a Russian Malayali association that a person from Thrissur had died in a shell attack. The victim, according to the message, was working at a Russian military canteen… The association wanted to identify the deceased person. Then, we verified the details and found it was Sandeep,” said Sandeep’s cousin, Saran.
The family said they had lost contact with Sandeep recently.
“He told us that he was employed in Moscow and had sent one month’s salary home. After one month, he rarely contacted the family and was reportedly taken out of Moscow. We later came to know that he was at the military canteen, which was exposed to attacks from Ukraine forces,” said Saran.
Sandeep was not married and is survived by his father, Chandran, and mother, Valsala. Both his parents are farm workers.