The Latest Breaking News from Odesa

Russia has blockaded and occupied all of Ukraine’s seaports, meaning about 22m tonnes of produce is stuck

Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United States, arms that will bolster forces fighting Russia's invasion, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Saturday. "The coastal defense of our country will not only be strengthened by Harpoon missiles - they will be…

Any corridor designed to secure safe passage for food exports out of the Ukrainian port city of Odesa could only occur with Russian consent, a Western official said on Monday, adding it would not be possible without Moscow's permission.

Britain is involved in talks with allies about creating a coalition-of-the-willing to open up ports in Ukraine for grain exports to stop millions of people starving around the world.

The international community should help secure safe passage for food export vessels in a corridor out of the port city of Odesa to help Ukraine and avoid world hunger, the BBC quoted Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko as saying on Monday.

Britain supports in principle the call for a naval coalition ‘of the willing’ to restart exports through Black Sea

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday discussed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Russia's blockade of Ukraine's shipping port Odesa, a Downing Street spokesperson said.

Ukrainians didn't miss the opportunity to mock Russia

George Gittoes and his wife, Helen, were watching a movie in their bedroom bunker in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa when two Russian missiles struck the city, a scene they've likened to "watching Lord of the Rings".