Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to the father of Naveen Shekharappa, an Indian student who died in shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine this morning. One Indian student has lost his life in Kharkiv this morning because of shelling in the area, said MEA in a statement.

Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) Commissioner Dr Manoj Rajan identified the deceased as Naveen Shekharappa from Chalageri village of Haveri district in Karnataka.