Odesa: Ukraine army band play Bobby McFerrin’s hit ‘Don’t Worry be Happy’ at barricades The video has been liked by thousands of people on Twitter Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2022
Ukrainians pay heavy toll as Russia targets strategic city of Mykolaiv Mykolaiv, a strategic city close to the southern port of Odesa, has been under intense fire by Russian forces. Some 160 Ukrainian soldiers have been admitted to a local hospital, but most of those wounded and killed are civilians. France 24 · Mar 9, 2022
Odesa: The Russian-speaking port defying history to resist Putin’s troops The city’s ties with Russia stretch back many centuries, to the empress Catherine the Great. But despite these deep-seated connections, the people of Odesa are preparing to meet Putin’s soldiers with fierce resistance The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022
‘Beyond understanding’: Odesa braced to see if Putin attacks city of such resonance for Russians Russian warships have been moving ominously in the sea between Odesa and Crimea. Each morning, Odesa’s remaining residents wake up and check their progress The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022
Ukraine was experimenting with local democracy As I write this, Russian troops are moving north through the Odesa oblast, or region, toward the river Kodyma, along which sits a town called Balta. Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2022
Russian attacks intensify in Ukraine; Zelenskyy again pleads for no-fly zone KYIV, Ukraine — With Russian troops besieging cities in Ukraine’s south, spurring a humanitarian catastrophe even as they press their offensive around the capital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the strategic coastal city of Odesa would soon be under attack as he again urged Western countries to create a… Los Angeles Times · Mar 6, 2022
Russian attacks intensify in Ukraine; Zelenskyy again pleads for no-fly zone KYIV, Ukraine — With Russian troops besieging cities in Ukraine’s south, spurring a humanitarian catastrophe even as they press their offensive around the capital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the strategic coastal city of Odesa would soon be under attack as he again urged Western countries to create a… Los Angeles Times · Mar 6, 2022
Ukraine has fastest-growing refugee crisis since second world war, says UN More than 1.5 million people reportedly crossed into neighbouring countries since Russia invaded The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022
Russia planning to bomb port city of Odesa, claims Zelenskyy No immediate comment by Russian army after Ukraine’s leader says attack on city of 1 million would be ‘war crime’. Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2022
Mothers cradle hours-old babies in makeshift bomb shelter beneath Ukraine hospital The heart-breaking footage shows around 50 mothers and their tiny hours-old infants cowering in a makeshift bomb shelter below a maternity hospital in Odesa, Ukraine Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2022
The International Monetary Fund announced it could approve $1.4b emergency funding – as it happened Biden says US and allies have ‘raised the costs’ on Russia over its aggression, as credit card giants Visa and Mastercard halt Russian business operations The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2022
Russian forces push to take key port of Odesa as fighting near Kyiv rages The shipbuilding city of Mykolaiv seen as next key stepping stone for Russian forces in Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022
'I love Berlin': Jewish refugee kids reach safety in Germany More than 100 Jewish refugee children who were evacuated from a foster care home in war-torn Ukraine and made their way across Europe by bus have arrived in Berlin The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022
Kherson: Russian army moves to cut Ukraine’s access to sea Russian forces claim capture of city and also tighten siege of Mariupol as large amphibious taskforce threatens Odesa The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022
Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2022 Why capturing Ukraine’s Kherson is important for Russia The strategically located city has become the first major urban centre to be in Russian hands.
Wales Online · Mar 1, 2022 Mum and child's 'terrible' journey to flee Ukraine after being woken by bombs ‘We don’t want (Putin) and we don’t want his style,’ Halyna Wright, from Odesa, said of the conflict
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022 Ukrainian tells of hard journey to border after waking to sound ‘like bombing’ ‘We don’t want (Putin) and we don’t want his style,’ Halyna Wright, from Odesa, said of the conflict.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2022 Turkey to Help Citizens Wanting to Leave Ukraine Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that would provide necessary support and guidance to citizens wishing to leave Ukraine. The ministry also advised Turkish citizens to stay at home or in a safe place and avoid traveling, Reuters reported. Earlier on Thursday, flag carrier Turkish Airlines said it canceled all…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2022 Russia Attacks Ukraine as Defiant Putin Warns US, NATO Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences you have never seen.” Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world…
Financial Times · Feb 11, 2022 Divided Odesa provides fertile ground for Russia-Ukraine enmity Port city with sizeable pro-Moscow population finds itself at conflict’s front line