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Ukrainian Navy says explosions off Odesa coast were part of planned drills

Ukraine's Navy said explosions heard off the coast of Odesa on June 17 were part of planned military exercises and not the result of a maritime drone attack.

18 June, 12:25 PM

Russian drones hit two cargo ships in Black Sea

Russia targeted two dry bulk cargo ships in the Black Sea with strike drones as the vessels were sailing through Ukraine’s maritime “grain corridor,” Odesa governor Oleh Kiper said on June 10.

11 June, 01:06 AM

Russian drone attack devastates apartment buildings in Odesa

Russian forces launched a drone attack on Odesa overnight on June 10, damaging two apartment buildings in the city’s Primorsky district, local authorities reported.

10 June, 08:55 AM

Russia attacks Ukraine with mass swarm of 265 drones from six directions

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with a massive swarm of 265 strike and decoy drones overnight, Air Force reported on June 1.

1 June, 10:20 AM

Kellogg: invading Ukraine would end Lukashenko’s regime

If he caves to Moscow’s pressure and orders an invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko will doom his regime, former U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg said on May 29.

30 May, 12:43 AM

Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast injures 11, including children

Russian forces attacked civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa district with strike drones, injuring 11 people, regional governor Oleh Kiper said, according to Suspilne on May 27.

27 May, 06:44 PM

Priest charged with treason for directing missile strikes on civilian targets in Odesa

Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) arrested a priest from Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) parish, recruited by Russian military intelligence (GRU) to coordinate strike on Odesa in March 2024, the officers wrote on May 27.

27 May, 12:45 PM

Ukraine fortifies Odesa with anti-tank ditches and barriers to deter assault

Ukraine is nearing completion of miles of anti-tank ditches, bunkers, “dragon’s teeth” and barbed wire around Odesa to prepare the city for defense from all directions, the South Regional Directorate of the Territorial Defense Forces reported.

26 May, 03:36 PM

Russia strikes Odesa with ballistic weapons, killing one; explosions heard in Mykolaiv and near Dnipro

Russian forces struck Odesa with ballistic weapons on the evening of May 25, with multiple explosions reported in the city, public broadcaster Suspilne reported.

26 May, 11:09 AM

Russian Shahed drone strike sets residential buildings ablaze in Odesa

Russian forces carried out a large-scale Shahed drone attack on Odesa overnight on May 20, destroying a house and damaging several apartment buildings and cars, Odesa military governor Serhii Lysak reported.

20 May, 09:01 AM

Man returning from occupied Kherson mobilized on arrival

An internal investigation was launched after a man who spent four years under Russian occupation in Kherson Oblast was mobilized immediately after returning to Ukrainian-controlled territory, the Bolhrad Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center said in response to a request from hromadske.

19 May, 03:55 PM

Overnight Russian attack hits Chinese ship in Ukrainian waters - Pletenchuk

Russian forces launched a Shahed drone strike on a Chinese commercial vessel in Ukrainian waters overnight, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk reported on May 18.

18 May, 11:15 AM

Russian drones strike Odesa schools and homes, leaving two wounded

Mass Russian drone attack on the southern port city of Odesa damaged residential buildings, a high school, and a kindergarten overnight on May 18, local officials reported.

18 May, 08:26 AM

Russian drones strike Odesa port infrastructure, injuring two

Two people were injured after Russian forces targeted Odesa Oblast with two waves of strike drones, local governor Oleh Kiper wrote on Telegram on May 14.

14 May, 10:48 AM

Russian Shahed drone debris hits Odesa apartment building, injures two

Drone debris from a Russian Shahed attack set fire to a courtyard of a residential building in Odesa on May 13, the city’s military governor Serhiy Lysak said. Several parked cars also caught fire in the city.

13 May, 03:32 PM

Ukraine's SBU arrests man in Odesa for plot to kill senior Navy officer

Ukraine's SBU Security Service arrested a repeat offender in Odesa who was allegedly recruited by Russian intelligence to assassinate a senior Ukrainian Navy officer before Victory Day, the SBU reported on Telegram on May 9.

9 May, 03:50 PM

Zelenskyy: Dnipro, Odesa air defense to improve

Air defenses around Dnipro and Odesa will be strengthened in near future, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 1.

2 May, 01:09 AM

Live turtle found under rubble in Odesa five days after Russian strike

Rescuers in Odesa found a live pet turtle named Philip alive and unharmed under the rubble of a destroyed apartment building five days after a Russian strike on the city, municipal authorities reported on April 30.

1 May, 01:55 PM

Russian forces attack civilian infrastructure in Odesa and Izmail - photo

Russian forces attacked Odesa and Izmail in Odesa Oblast overnight, hitting residential buildings and triggering fires, local authorities reported on May 1.

1 May, 08:17 AM

Russian attack severely damages Odesa kindergarten attended by 150 children

A Russian attack on Odesa on April 30 damaged residential buildings in several districts, a hotel, parking lots and a kindergarten, public broadcaster Suspilne Odesa reported.

30 April, 01:10 PM

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