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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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Russia's attacks in recent days have targeted Ukraine's deepwater Black Sea ports in the wider Odesa area, which handle much of the country's grain and other cargo and are vital to its wartime economy.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

A visit to Odesa and Kyiv reveals a country anxious to stop the killing and determined to keep living.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

A visit to Odesa and Kyiv reveals a country anxious to stop the killing and determined to keep living.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 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

The vast majority of Ukraine's grain exports go through Odesa.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

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