DEEP DIVE – It’s one of the crucial vital cities in Ukraine — the nation’s third largest, and a significant seaport on the northwest fringe of the Black Sea. Till lately, Odesa was additionally a massively in style trip vacation spot. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 modified all that, in fact, and given its strategic significance, Odesa has discovered itself a frequent goal for the Russians all through the warfare.
The town took heavy fireplace within the warfare’s early days — the primary Russian airstrikes in opposition to Odesa got here early on February 24, 2022, the day of the invasion. Lower than per week later, Ukrainian forces captured Russian saboteurs within the metropolis, and whereas Ukraine has managed to maintain management of Odesa, town has been hit dozens of occasions since.
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