The Latest Breaking News from Odesa

Ukrainian Navy Destroys Massive Russian Drifting Anti-Ship Mines

“The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to detect and neutralize drifting Russian mines in the Black Sea.”

Zenger · Aug 23, 2022

Zelensky warns of 'vicious' Russian attacks ahead of Ukraine's independence day

Artillery shells rained down on a city close to Europe's biggest nuclear plant overnight and Russian missiles hit targets near Odesa on Sunday as the war headed for its six-month milestone, with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warning that Moscow might attempt "something particularly ugly" in the run-up to the country's…

France 24 · Aug 21, 2022

UN chief Guterres visits Odesa, calls for full access to Ukrainian grain

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says more needs to be done to ensure full global access to Ukrainian food products and Russian food and fertilisers on a visit to the Black Sea port of Odesa.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 19, 2022

Satellite Images Show First Ship Out of Ukraine in Syria

The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal appears to have ended up in Syria — even as Damascus remains a close ally of Moscow, satellite images analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show. The arrival of the cargo ship Razoni in Syria comes after the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 16, 2022

Ukraine war: Threat from Putin’s Black Sea naval force to Odesa ‘largely neutralised’, says UK

Moscow’s naval fleet is struggling to exercise effective sea control outside the key southern port known as the gateway to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence says

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2022

Location of 1st Ship to Leave Ukraine Carrying Grain Unknown

The first grain ship to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal has had its cargo resold several times and there is now no information about its location and cargo destination, the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni, which left Odesa on Aug. 1, and moved…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 15, 2022

Three men blown up and others injured after mine explodes on beach in Ukraine

Three civilians were killed on a beach when a landmine detonated in Ukraine. The use of anti-personnel landmines is banned by international law but has been used by Russia in the country they invaded

Daily Mirror · Aug 15, 2022

Explosive item kills three swimmers off Ukrainian Black Sea beach

Three civilians have been killed and two wounded by an explosive device while swimming in the Black Sea in the Ukrainian southern region of Odesa, local police said on Monday.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

Ship Carrying First Ukraine Grain Cargo Nears Syria

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartus on Sunday, two shipping sources said, after the vessel had been sailing with its transponder off. The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni set sail from Ukraine's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 14, 2022

UN-Chartered Ship in Ukraine Readying for Journey to Africa

The United Nations-chartered ship MV Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,0000 tons of wheat in the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, a UN official said. The ship, which arrived in the port near Odesa, will sail to Ethiopia via a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 14, 2022