Odesa is to Ukraine as New York City is to the United States: a port city, a center of commerce and a place where languages, cultures and traditions collide, then meld into an instantly ...

The number of people injured in a Russian ballistic missile attack on the historic centre of Odesa on 31 January has risen to seven. Source: Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration; ...

Russian forces on January 31 attacked the historic center of the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, damaging buildings ... were killed in Poltava in central Ukraine after a Russian strike.

"Just an hour ago, three ballistic missiles struck central Odesa. We already have two victims," Kiper said. He later confirmed that two women had been hospitalized with moderate injuries and that ...

Odesa region is a central hub for Ukraine's Black Sea exports and its port facilities have been regularly attacked by long-range strikes throughout the war launched by Russia in February 2022.