Odesa, a port city long beloved by travelers, had been largely spared the worst of the war, but that began changing this week.
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U.S. Sends More Weapons to Ukraine Amid Slow Counteroffensive
The package, which includes artillery, air defenses and mine-clearing equipment, will help replenish Ukrainian forces advance through dense Russian minefields and other defenses.
Russian Missiles Strike Cathedral, Apartments in Odesa
Moscow has renewed its attacks on the port city since pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal last week.
1 Dead in Odesa as Russia Strikes Cathedral and Apartment Buildings
Russia has renewed its attacks on the port city after it pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal last week.
Russia Hits Grain Ports in Odesa and Threatens Ships Headed to Ukraine
Ukraine accused Moscow of specifically targeting the infrastructure for exporting food, after Russia pulled out of an agreement allowing ships carrying grain to sail past its Black Sea blockade.
Why Odesa Is So Important to Ukraine in the War With Russia
Russia’s withdrawal from a U.N.-backed grain deal and its attacks on Odesa have brought the Black Sea port city’s importance back into focus.
The U.S. Announces $750 Million in Aid for Ukraine
The new funds will go toward food assistance, health and hygienic care, and providing emergency shelter, the agency said.
Kakhovka Dam Disaster Keeps Beaches Closed in Odesa, Ukraine
Wartime fears closed the Ukrainian city’s famed beaches last year, but crowds were starting to return — until the destruction of a faraway dam dumped debris and dangers into the Black Sea.
Zelensky Signals Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Begun
As waters from the flooding of a burst dam began to recede, Ukrainian forces were trying to break through stout Russian defenses in the south and east.
Russia Fires Missiles at Kyiv as Crimea Train Derails
Ukrainian officials did not claim responsibility for a train derailment on the occupied peninsula, but it was the latest in a series of explosions hitting the railways and supply lines of Russia’s war machine.