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Defiant Odessa Is Seen Vulnerable to Russian Sea Assault

Black and white newsreel from 1941 shows residents of Odessa, then a Soviet city, building barricades with cobblestones, while the streets are lined with sandbag defenses and "hedgehog" anti-tank barriers as German and Romanian forces approach. Fast forward 81 years, and similar scenes are playing out in the picturesque Black…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN warns Russian blockade of Ukraine’s grain exports may trigger global famine

Special rapporteur on right to food sees risk of deepening hunger crisis in countries such as Yemen and Ethiopia

The Guardian - UK

Mines, sandbags and roadblocks: Odesa fortifies for Russian war

Capturing Ukraine’s third-largest city would effectively cut the rest of the country off from the Black Sea.

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Panama says three ships hit in Black Sea since start of Ukraine war

Three Panamanian-flagged ships have been hit by Russian missiles in the Black Sea since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last month, Panama's Maritime Authority said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Calls for ‘blue corridor’ to let stranded seafarers leave Ukraine war zone

Unions and shipping bodies urge safe passage from Black Sea and Sea of Azov after missile strikes and at least one death reported

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine says Russian shelling is still preventing aid delivery to Mariupol

Shelling by Russian forces was still preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Black Sea port city of Mariupol on Monday, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

Reuters

Russian naval forces have blockaded Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, say UK officials

Russian forces are also in the Sea of Azov, say officials

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Russia Gradually Resuming Black Sea Wheat Exports

Russia is gradually resuming wheat exports from its Black Sea ports while navigation in the Azov Sea remains restricted, analysts said on Monday. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Over 2,500 Mariupol residents killed so far in war - Ukrainian presidential advisor

More than 2,500 residents of the Black Sea port city of Mariupol have been killed since Russian invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said in a televised interview on Monday.

Reuters

President Zelensky says Ukraine ‘must hold on’ as Russia blockades Black Sea coast

Russia has asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine, according to reports

Evening Standard

Ukraine war pushes grain prices up, poses 'moral conflict' for Australian farmers

Global wheat prices peaked at record levels last week, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine impacting grain exports from the Black Sea for the foreseeable future. But what does this mean for Australian farmers?

ABC News

Syrian Doctor Fleeing One War Is Caught by Another

Syrian doctor Ossama Jari fled Damascus in 2014 to find peace with his Ukrainian wife in the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s Mykolaiv morgue struggles with rising number of corpses as shelling intensifies

The southern city of Mykolaiv has been under Russian fire for days as Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces try to gain control of cities on the border of the Black Sea, including the port of Odesa. But Ukrainian resistance has been fierce, with the death toll rising among soldiers and…

France 24

UN to work on safe corridor for ships stranded by Ukraine conflict

The UN's shipping agency will seek to create a safe maritime corridor to enable merchant ships and their crews stuck in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to sail away without the risk of being hit, it said on Friday.

Reuters

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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…

The Independent UK

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

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

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Reuters

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.

Irish Mirror

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

The Independent UK

‘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

Daily Record

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'.

Wales Online

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

Los Angeles Times

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.

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