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Ukraine's SBU detains four pro-Kremlin propagandists, including two Odesa officials

Ukraine's SBU Security Service arrested four pro-Kremlin propagandists in different regions, including two deputy heads of the Odesa City Council, the SBU announced on Telegram on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 05:01 PM

Russian drones injure five in Odesa

At least five people, including a child, were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Odesa, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Nov. 21, posting photos of the aftermath on Telegram.

21 November 2025, 08:54 AM

Four Odesa city officials face charges for embezzling over $40K for military supplies

Police investigators have charged several officials from the Odesa City Council with allegedly embezzling more than 1.6 million hryvnias (about $40,000) during procurement for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the National Police of Ukraine said on Oct. 31.

1 November 2025, 12:58 PM

Court places former Odesa mayor Trukhanov under house arrest

A Ukrainian court has placed former Odesa mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov under 24-hour house arrest and ordered him to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Oct. 31.

31 October 2025, 10:31 PM

Odesa authorities hide Pushkin monument in wood panels

Odesa municipal workers enclosed a monument to Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in the city center with wooden panels, the city hall press service told news outlet hromadske on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 06:16 PM

Former Odesa mayor Trukhanov charged with negligence, report says

Two weeks after being stripped of Ukrainian citizenship, Former Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov was charged with official negligence on Oct. 28, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported, citing unnamed sources.

28 October 2025, 11:50 PM

NV sources: Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov held three Russian passports, new documents reveal

Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov possessed at least three internal Russian passports, according to copies of official documents obtained by NV from law enforcement sources on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 06:22 PM

SBU nabs FSB agent plotting Russian attacks on Odesa

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service arrested a 52-year-old local in Odesa recruited by Russia’s FSB Federal Security Service to gather intelligence for a planned missile and drone attack on the port city, the SBU reported on Telegram on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 05:31 PM

Serhii Lysak appointed head of newly created Odesa Military Administration

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Serhii Lysak, the now-former head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, to lead the newly established Odesa City Military Administration. The appointment was formalized by a presidential decree published on Oct. 15 on the presidential office’s website.

15 October 2025, 12:47 PM

Odesa protesters demand mayor Trukhanov’s resignation

About 150 people gathered outside the Odesa City Council to demand Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov’s resignation hours after his Ukrainian citizenship was revoked, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Oct. 14.

15 October 2025, 01:26 AM

Odesa mayor stripped of Ukrainian citizenship

Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov has been stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship based on evidence of him holding a valid Russian passport, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 08:39 PM

Rescuers finish search in Odesa storm aftermath: 10 dead, over 380 saved

Rescuers in Odesa have completed search operations after severe weather, and emergency repair work continues, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 12:23 PM

Ukrainian Navy destroys drifting Russian mines off Odesa coast

Eight Russian anti-ship mines were detected and destroyed off the coast of Odesa, the Ukrainian Navy reported on Telegram on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 10:36 AM

Russia hits Odesa’s railway depot with Shahed drones

Russian forces launched a massive Shahed drone attack overnight, striking a Ukrzaliznytsia railway depot in Odesa, Ukraine’s Restoration and Communities and Territories Development Minister Oleksii Kuleba reported on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 10:22 AM

Deadly floods kill nine in Odesa

A severe storm and flooding killed nine people, including a child, in the Ukrainian city of Odesa, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram on Oct. 1, posting photos of the aftermath.

1 October 2025, 09:07 AM

Young woman missing after being dragged by stormwater in Odesa

Rescuers in Odesa are searching for a 23-year-old woman who may have been swept away by floodwaters during severe weather, State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) told Suspilne on Sept. 30.

1 October 2025, 08:20 AM

Russian strike kills woman, shreds hotel in Odesa

One woman was killed and three other people were injured in an overnight Russian attack on a densely populated neighborhood of Odesa, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram on Sep. 22, posting photos of the aftermath.

23 September 2025, 09:09 AM

Explosions in Kyiv and Odesa apartments kill three

Two people were killed, and another was injured on Sept. 15 when a grenade detonated inside an apartment building in Kyiv’s Dnipro district, Ukraine’s National Police said.

16 September 2025, 01:58 AM

Explosion of civilian vessel near Odesa most likely unrelated to sea mine

An investigation into the explosion of a civilian vessel in the Black Sea near Odesa on Aug. 31 is ongoing, and the blast was most likely not caused by a sea mine, Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said on national television on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 12:56 PM

Russian drones strike 17 locations in Ukraine during overnight attack

Russian forces launched 112 Shahed drones and decoy drones of various types overnight targeting Ukraine, with air defenses neutralizing 84, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 10:50 AM

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