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War in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned what he called an “absolutely deliberate attack by Russian terrorists”, saying it was fortunate that it caused no deaths.
Feb. 1
Odesa
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said a 15-year-old teenager in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region was tasked with spying on Ukrainian positions by another Russian agent.
Jan. 24
Germany
As the exhibit opens its doors to Ukrainian refugees for free, Germany’s frontrunner for chancellor says Ukraine must win the war, and have its territorial integrity restored.
Jan. 24
War in Ukraine
Drug traffickers have reportedly rerouted the traffic from Ukraine’s Odesa port to elsewhere in Russia because of Moscow’s invasion, a Russian media source reported.
Jan. 22
Interview
How a retired financier from Australia, aspiring to become an antipodean snowbird, discovered wartime Odesa and decided it was the place where he could live out his dream.
Jan. 19
Odesa
The Ukrainian shipping industry has a window of opportunity to develop into a major international player. What’s needed is a strategy based on a tried and true model.
Dec. 29, 2024
Italy
Two Puccini operas staged at the Odesa Opera House in collaboration with Italian institutions exemplify the port city’s defiance of Russia’s attempts to bomb Ukrainians into capitulation.
Dec. 28, 2024
Energy
It’s not just Russia relentlessly attacking. The Ukrainian strike Standard Operating Procedure is to find the Russian air defenses, blow them up, and then send kamikaze drone swarms through the gap.
Nov. 29, 2024
Drones
Local authorities report damage to civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings.
Nov. 25, 2024
Odesa
When a controversial initiative to “decolonize” the monuments of Odesa got underway, citizens of the port city appealed to UNESCO to postpone any decisions until after the war.
Nov. 24, 2024
War in Ukraine
President Zelensky called these strikes not random, but demonstration attacks, adding: “Russia is showing its true intentions: only war.”
Nov. 18, 2024
Odesa
The battle to preserve the “polyphonic cosmopolitanism” of Ukrainian Odesa Intensifies.
Nov. 17, 2024
War in Ukraine
The Thursday night strikes on the port city damaged residential buildings, the heating system, churches and educational institutions.
Nov. 15, 2024
Social media
Ukrainian officials say reason for recent drop off in missile attacks is because Russia is stockpiling them at strategic aviation airfields sufficient to carry out significant strikes if needed.
Nov. 8, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned what he called an “absolutely deliberate attack by Russian terrorists”, saying it was fortunate that it caused no deaths.
Feb. 1