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Odesa (also spelled Odessa) [a] 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. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre.
May 2, 2024 · 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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Jul 19, 2023 · By Marc Santora. reporting from Odesa, Ukraine. July 19, 2023. The last two nights have brought some of the most furious Russian aerial assaults on Odesa, the southern Ukrainian port city, of the ...
Sep 19, 2023 · Odesa ( Ukrainian: Одеса, also transliterated Odessa from Russian: Одесса), is a seaport on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine. The city is home to over a million people (2015). Its chief attraction to visitors is the graceful old town, laid out on a grid pattern in the early 19th century, with its many churches, galleries and museums.
Jan 25, 2023 · The Historic Center of Odesa, part of the Black Sea port city developed on the site of Khadzhybei, is a densely built-up area, planned according to classicism canons, characterized by two- to four-storey buildings and wide perpendicular streets lined with trees. Historic buildings reflect the rapid economic development of the city in the 19th ...
May 27, 2022 · Odessa is economically crucial too. Black Sea ports, including Odessa, two others close by (Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk) and Mykolaiv to the east, handled more than 70% of Ukraine’s exports before ...
Mar 29, 2022 · Ukraine war: Odesa defies Russia and embraces signs of life. Amid the whining air raid sirens, the checkpoints, neighbourhood patrols, and enduring fears of Russian attacks - from the sea, air, or ...
