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Odesa

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[oh-des-uh, oh-des-uh] / oʊˈdɛs ə, oʊˈdɛs ə /
  1. a seaport in southern Ukraine, on the Black Sea.


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Kyiv has since ensured that the western part of the Black Sea, including the shipping lanes to its main port, Odesa, has become a no-go zone for the Russian Navy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Moldova's government condemned the strike on energy infrastructure in the Odesa region, which led to the disconnection of the Isaccea-Vulcanesti power line, used by Moldova to import electricity from neighbouring Romania.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

After seeing the video, her mother, who lives abroad, suggested that Skachkova move to the family home in the southern Odesa province.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"Her personality was like sunshine. She loved Odesa, Ukrainian culture, the opera... She had a wonderful, very loud laugh that I miss very much," said Korolyova, 38.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Kyiv said 12 regions were hit, damaging infrastructure and leaving thousands without power in the southern city of Odesa.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026