Russian Ship With Military Cargo in ‘Detention’ in India, Russia’s Embassy Says

A policewoman stands guard near the Russian embassy in anticipation of a demonstration called to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine in New Delhi on Feb. 25, 2022. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images

MUMBAI—The Russian embassy in India said on Tuesday that it was aware of a Russian cargo ship in detention at the Indian port of Cochin.

“[The] Russian Embassy in India is aware of the Russian cargo ship detention in the Indian port of Cochin, on board of which a military cargo for the Indian Armed Forces was delivered,” Reuters partner ANI quoted the embassy as saying.