Russia is trying to disrupt Ukraine's maritime corridor through constant strikes on Odesa, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya said on March 8.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Odesa on March 6 was not the reason behind Russia's missile attack on the city the same day, Nataliia Humeniuk, a spokesperson of Ukraine's Southern Operational Command, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
Key developments on March 6: * Russia attacks Odesa during visit of Greek PM with Zelensky, 5 killed * Cameron: London ready to loan Ukraine all frozen Russian assets in UK * Military intelligence: Attack on Russian Sergey Kotov vessel injures at least 27 * Kursk Oblast mining plant damaged in drone strike, Russia
A Russian attack on the port of Odesa killed five people, Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk told Ukrainian media outlets on March 6.
Russia launched a missile at Odesa during a visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on March 6.
The meeting of the two leaders will take place before the Greek prime minister's trip to Romania, the Kathimerini media outlet reported.
Rescue operations in the wake of the deadly attack that killed 12 people, including five children, concluded late on March 3.
Search and rescue operations at an apartment building hit in a March 2 Russian drone attack that killed 12 civilians, including five children, concluded at around 9 p.m. local time on March 3, according to a Facebook post by the Interior Ministry.
The bodies of a brother and sister, aged 10 and eight, killed in Russia's March 2 attack on Odesa were found under the rubble of an apartment building hit by a drone, Governor Oleh Kiper said in the evening of March 3.
A 61-year-old woman injured in the Feb. 23 drone attack on Odesa has died from her injuries, Governor Oleh Kiper reported on March 3.
Three small children were already found dead on the site of the March 2 drone attack on Odesa that hit an apartment building, killing at least 10 people. The youngest of the victims was four months old.
"We must continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s barbaric war,” U.S. Ambassador Bridget Brink said.
“Ukraine asked for nothing more than necessary to protect lives. When lives are lost, and partners are simply playing internal political games or disputes that limit our defense, it's impossible to understand. It's unacceptable,” Zelensky said.
The three other victims found dead earlier included a boy aged two to three years, a woman in her early 70s, and a man in his mid-30s.
Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day killed at least four civilians and injured at least 13, with children reported among the casualties, regional officials said on March 2.
A Russian drone attack on Odesa killed three people and injured at least eight others, Governor Oleh Kiper reported on March 2.
A Russian drone attack on Odesa injured at least four civilians, including a child, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram early on March 2.
Russia was expelled from the Danube Commission, an international intergovernmental organization developing free navigation on the Danube River, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba reported on March 1.
Debris from an intercepted drone caused a short circuit in the power grid of a critical infrastructure facility. A fire broke out at the site, but was soon extinguished.
Russian forces targeted Ukraine's southern oblasts overnight on Feb. 24 with Shahed-131/136 attack drones and also launched Kh-59 missiles from the Sea of Azov, Southern Defense Forces reported on Telegram.
A Russian drone attack on Odesa caused a residential building to catch fire, injuring at least three people, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram on Feb. 23.
Ukrainian farmers have exported 93% of their products through the ports in and around Odesa and on the Danube since August 2023, Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry reported on Feb. 23.
Three civilians were killed in a Russian drone attack against Odesa overnight on Feb. 23, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram.
At least one civilian was killed in Russian drone attack against Odesa overnight on Feb. 23, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces reported on Telegram.
Russian forces launched a drone attack against Odesa overnight on Feb. 23, hitting an infrastructure facility, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper said via his official Telegram channel.
Before Russia's full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian port city Odesa was a popular summer destination. Every year, tourists would flow from Ukraine and abroad, attracted by its beaches, bustling nightlife, history, and rich local cuisine. A year-and-a-half into the full-scale war, the city is getting back to its ways — with some
ODESA – Odesa has always been Ukraine’s prime summer destination. Packed streets, buskers on promenades, and a relentless mass of busy restaurants and bars filled with tourists ready to party until dawn were the regular scenery in the city from early May to late September. But this summer, the loud
ODESA – Anti-tank hedgehogs, military patrols and an extended curfew aren’t what one expects to see in Ukraine’s main sea resort. In May, Odesa, a Ukrainian port city on the Black Sea, usually rolls into the tourist season, which generates a substantial part of the city’s earnings. Now
At least two Russian missiles hit a military facility and a residential building in the southern city of Odesa on April 23, killing at least eight people, including a three-month-old baby, and injuring at least 18 people. One of the victims burned in his car parked near the building that
The Ukrainian government has entered the city of Odesa as a contender to host the World Expo in 2030. Odesa will compete against four other cities for the spot: Moscow, Russia; Rome, Italy; Busan, the Republic of Korea; and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. "Holding a world exhibition can become a powerful
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