Odesa

Three-year-old boy among 4 killed as Russia hits Odesa apartment block

Kyiv CNN — A three-year-old old boy was among the four people killed in an overnight Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Odesa, officials said, the latest civilian victims of a relentless Russian bombing campaign. The boy, who officials said was named Timofii, was discovered under rubble on a ground floor after the …

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Egypt Independent March 3, 2024

Ukrainian air defenses in Odesa outgunned as Russia targets global grain supply

Odesa and Kyiv CNN — Ukraine has been struggling to repel a wave of Russian strikes against the southern city of Odesa, its air defenses unable to cope with the types of missiles that Moscow has used to pummel the region this week. Ukraine’s Air Force said it destroyed just five of 19 Russian cruise …

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Egypt Independent July 21, 2023

Flooding turns Odesa’s coastline into ‘garbage dump and animal cemetery’ after dam collapse

CNN — Beaches in the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa have been closed off after filthy waters from a collapsed dam washed downstream, posing a “genuine threat” to local residents. The toll from the collapse of the Russia-controlled Nova Kakhovka dam on June 6 has risen to 45, with both sides giving updates on those …

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Egypt Independent June 19, 2023

Odesa ballet dancer killed in combat mission for Ukraine

A dancer with Odesa Opera has been killed while fighting on the front line, the ballet company has said. Rostyslav Yanchyshen, 31, was killed “while performing a combat mission,” the company, based in Ukraine’s southern port city, said on its Facebook page. “For more than ten years, Rostyslav served at the Odesa Opera, and in …

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Egypt Independent April 22, 2023

French foreign minister meets Ukrainian counterpart in Odesa

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has met with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Odesa in southern Ukraine on Thursday. “In Odessa! To mark France’s support to Ukraine’s sovereignty, today as ever,” Colonna said in a tweet. Kuleba shared a photograph of the pair in Odesa and welcomed Colonna to the city in the caption. “Thanks for …

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Egypt Independent January 27, 2023

Russian missiles strike Odesa one day after grain export deal agreed

(CNN) – Russian missile strikes have hit the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa, just one day after Ukraine and Russia agreed on a deal that would allow the resumption of vital grain exports from the region. Serhii Bratchuk, a spokesman for the Odessa military administration, said two missiles hit the infrastructure of the port and …

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Egypt Independent July 24, 2022