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‘We won’t be welcoming the Russians with roses’: Odesa prepares for attack

The port of Odesa in southwestern Ukraine is a prime target for Russia due to its history and strategic position on the Black Sea. As soldiers and volunteers prepare for an assault on the city, even some local figures linked to the underworld have joined the war effort. FRANCE 24’s…

France 24

Ukrainian naval band plays ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ next to sandbags in Odesa

Odessa is Ukraine’s last remaining major port on the Black Sea

The Independent UK

Fears rise Russia could open southwestern front against Ukraine as invasion stutters

Exclusive: Officials warn of ‘real threat’ that Putin could turn to Russian troops in Kremlin-controlled Transnistria, an unrecognised breakaway state to the west of Ukraine

The Independent UK

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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

Soldiers defending Ukraine's Odessa give flowers for Women's Day

They fear a Russian attack is imminent, but soldiers in Ukraine's Odessa took time to buy friends and family flowers for Women's Day on Tuesday even though life in the Black Sea port has been turned upside down.

Reuters

Google Maps shows Vladimir Putin's mysterious 'secret' mansion with swim bar and casino

President of Russia Vladimir Putin is alleged to have a €1.24 billion on the Black Sea. He denies the claims and the Kremlin insists it is merely a business venture by wealthy Russians

Irish Mirror

‘We f****** hit them’: Russian warship that attacked Snake Island soldiers ‘destroyed’

Video footage appears to show Ukrainian navy exchanging fire with Russian ships as it defends the Black Sea port of Odessa

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Vladimir Putin's 'secret £1billion Black Sea luxury palace' seen on Google Maps

The stunning palace, near Gelendzhik, a resort town on the Black Sea in Krasnodar Krai, is full of luxury features and has become known as 'Putin's Palace'.

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin's 'secret' Black Sea luxury mansion worth £1 billion can be seen via Google Maps

The Russian president denies the claims and the Kremlin insists it is merely a business venture by wealthy Russians

Wales Online

Civilian suffering intensifies as new Russian-Ukrainian talks fail to yield breakthrough

KYIV, Ukraine — A dozen days into a devastating war and a burgeoning refugee crisis, Russian forces on Monday launched withering new attacks on Ukrainian civilian areas and strategic centers, seeking to cripple the country’s defenses and establish supremacy over Ukraine’s vital Black Sea coast.

Los Angeles Times

In Ukraine, civilian suffering intensifies amid Russian blockades, bombardment

KYIV, Ukraine — A dozen days into a devastating war and an unfolding refugee crisis, Russian forces on Monday launched withering new attacks on Ukrainian civilian areas and strategic centers, seeking to cripple the country’s defenses and establish supremacy over Ukraine’s vital Black Sea coast.

Los Angeles Times

Russia’s Ukraine invasion a threat to world’s ‘breadbasket,’ some prices already surging

It’s threatening the food supply in Africa, Asia and Europe that rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region and could send more people into poverty.

Chicago Sun-Times

As Ukraine evacuates trapped seafarers, foreign mariners count cost of war

Bangladeshi seafarer Asiful Islam recalls the moment when a missile struck his cargo ship last week off the Ukrainian port of Olvia, killing his crew mate.

Reuters

Google Maps shows Vladimir Putin's 'secret' Black Sea luxury mansion worth £1 BILLION

President of Russia Vladimir Putin is alleged to have a £1 billion mansion on the Black Sea. He denies the claims and the Kremlin insists it is merely a business venture by wealthy Russians

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Ukrainian navy: Russian vessel near Odessa retreated after being struck by Ukrainian gunfire

Ukrainian naval forces defending the Odessa region hit a Russian vessel in the Black Sea with gunfire, Ukraine's navy said on Monday.

Reuters

Ukraine says hit part of Black Sea port of Olvia has been hit

Ukraine's infrastructure ministry said on Monday that part of the Black Sea port of Olvia, which is under concession to Qatari sea port operator QTerminals, had been hit by a military "strike".

Reuters

Ukrainian Railways ready boost grain exports by train

Ukraine's state-run railway operator is ready to organise agricultural exports by rail as a matter of urgency, it said on Sunday, after closure of the country's Black Sea ports because of the military invasion by Russia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan Urges Putin to Declare Ukraine Ceasefire, Make Peace

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine, open humanitarian corridors and sign a peace agreement, his office said. NATO member Turkey shares a maritime border with Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea and has good ties with both.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian War in World’s ‘Breadbasket’ Threatens Food Supply

The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region — known as the “breadbasket of the world.” Ukrainian farmers have been forced to neglect their…

Reuters

Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv issues air raid warning as Russians attack

Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Mykolayiv issued an air raid warning on Friday after the authorities reported fighting around the city as Russian forces sought to advance.

Reuters

Russian troops enter Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv - local authorities

Russian troops have entered the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Mykolayiv for the first time, regional authorities said on Friday.

Reuters

Countries seek UN meeting over shipping dangers after Ukraine invasion

Over 15 countries have called for a special meeting with the UN's shipping agency to discuss the safety of ships and their crews sailing through the Black Sea and Sea of Azov after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and growing dangers to vessels.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two Cargo Ships Hit by Blasts Around Ukraine, One Killed

An Estonian-owned cargo ship sank on Thursday off Ukraine's major Black Sea port of Odessa, hours after a Bangladeshi vessel was hit by a missile or bomb at a port east of Odessa, underlining the growing peril to merchant shipping after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Many shipping firms have suspended…

The Independent UK

‘This town will starve if nothing comes’: Life in Russian-occupied Kherson

The Russian military has claimed control of the Black Sea port though Ukrainian flags still fly above local government buildings.

Daily Mirror

Romanian fighter jet crash - 8 killed as helicopter goes in search of missing plane

A Romanian fighter jet and a helicopter crashed in poor weather conditions with eight people killed in two separate incidents near the Black Sea. The Romanian president has sent his condolences

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