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5 days ago · Odesa, seaport, southwestern Ukraine. It stands on a shallow indentation of the Black Sea coast at a point approximately 19 miles (31 km) north of the Dniester River estuary and about 275 miles (443 km) south of Kyiv. The city is an important cultural and educational center as well as a major port.
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Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
Mar 20, 2024 · The Danube ports of Izmail and Reni complement the strategic port infrastructure of the Odessa region. When Russia imposed a naval blockade on Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, only Reni and ...
The Pale of Settlement included all of modern-day Belarus and Moldova, much of Lithuania, Ukraine and east-central Poland, and relatively small parts of Latvia and what is now the western Russian Federation.
Mar 12, 2022 · Odesa is Ukraine's third-largest city and is strategically important to Vladimir Putin. If he can take the city, then he could cut off Ukraine from the sea, which is why it is one of the main targets for the Russian offensive. By Nick Martin, news correspondent, in Odesa. Saturday 12 March 2022 08:26, UK. 2:42. Odesa prepares for Russian attack.
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May 27, 2022 · As with much of eastern Ukraine, Odessa’s population is largely Russian-speaking, though the war has bolstered its Ukrainian identity. Odessa is economically crucial too.
Mar 29, 2022 · Russia's advance along the Black Sea coast has stalled. Ukrainian troops in the city of Mykolaiv have not only protected their strategic bridge but are now reported to be pushing Russian...
