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In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service on April 10, 2026, a Ukrainian serviceman prepares a machine gun on a combat ground drone during a training at the polygon in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP)

Russian strikes on Odesa kill 2 ahead of Orthodox Easter ceasefire

By Derek Gatopoulos, Dmytro Zhyhinas and Elise Morton - Associated Press

A residential building is seen heavily damaged after a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

Russia attacks Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa; Ukraine strikes key Russian ship

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A rescue worker walks in front of residential building which was heavily damaged after a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

Russian attacks kill 4 as Ukraine drones target oil infrastructure

By Derek Gatopoulos and Volodymr Yurchuk - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services work at the scene of a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Friday, March 15, 2024. A Russian missile strike on Odesa in southern Ukraine on Friday killed at least 14 people and injured 46 others, local officials said. A first missile struck houses and when emergency crews arrived at the scene a second missile landed, authorities said. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Photo)

Russian missiles kill at least 16 people in the latest strike on southern Ukraine’s Odesa

By HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a shipyard in Kerch in the Crimean Peninsula after a Ukrainian missile attack targeted the shipyard and a Russian naval vessel there on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. Satellite photos analyzed Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, by The Associated Press showed the damage done by a Ukrainian missile strike on a Russian navy corvette moored off Kerch in the Moscow-held Crimean Peninsula. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) ** FILE **

Ukraine says 19 troops killed by missile at an awards ceremony. Zelenskyy calls it avoidable tragedy

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

Security personnel stand in front of a grain storage terminal at the Odesa Sea Port, in Odesa, Ukraine, on July 29, 2022. Russia has repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Ukrainian ports key to sending grain to the world. Moscow has declared large swaths of the Black Sea dangerous for shipping. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Ukraine accuses Russia of trying to ‘provoke a food crisis’ after strikes on Odesa port

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A firefighter uses a rotary saw to open an apartment door to check on residents stuck inside in Odesa, Ukraine, Sunday, July 23, 2023, following Russian missile attacks. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The latest Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa leaves 1 dead, many hurt and a cathedral badly damaged

By Hanna Arhirova and Elise Morton - Associated Press

This photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, shows two Russian 152 mm self-propelled howitzers fire toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia launches intense nighttime attacks across Ukraine, targeting the southern port city of Odesa

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

Three Russian rockets launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region are seen at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Belikov) ** FILE **

Sirens wail as Russia unleashes massive missile barrage on Ukraine

By Hanna Arhirova and Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

The monument to Catherine II, also known as "Monument to the Founders of Odesa" is seen placed down in Odesa, Ukraine, early Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. The decision to dismantle the monument consisting of sculptures of Russian Empress Catherine II and her associates was made recently by Odesa residents by electronic voting. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)

Statue of former Russian ruler Catherine II pulled down in Ukraine

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Ukrainian Jewish refugees gather in Lodz, Poland, to celebrate Hanukkah. Chief Rabbi of Poland Rabbi Michael Schudrich, with musician Dr. Yuri Vedenyapin, is one of more than 100 volunteers sent by Jewish Federations of North America to aid refugees in Europe. (Photo courtesy of JFNA)

American Jewish community’s support helps Ukrainian Jews, refugees keep lights on for Hanukkah

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, a Turkish Polarnet cargo ship is loading Ukrainian grain in a port in Odesa region, Ukraine, Friday, July 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, surrounded by ambassadors of different countries and UN officials, visits a port in Chornomork during loading of grain on a Turkish ship, background, close to Odesa, Ukraine, Friday, July 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Zelenskyy visits port as Ukraine prepares to ship out grain

By Inna Varenytsia - Associated Press

Residents look at their house destroyed by a Russian bomb in Chernihiv on Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Ukraine: Russians try to storm Mariupol plant, strike Odesa

By David Keyton and Yesica Fisch - Associated Press

From left, Danya, 21, Gabriel, 21 and Borden, 17 all refugees from Odesa, Ukraine help to deliver bags with food to needy people during preparations for the celebration of Jewish Passover at the Chabad Jewish Education Center in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Rabbis and Jewish organizations are working round the clock within Ukraine, Eastern Europe and other parts of Europe to make sure that Jews who remain in Ukraine and refugees who have fled as far away as Israel are able to celebrate Passover. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

For Jews fleeing Ukraine, Passover takes on new meaning

By Deepa Bharath - Associated Press

FILE - Volunteers load a vehicle with sandbags to defend the city, in Odesa, southern Ukraine, on March 23, 2022. The Black Sea port is mining its beaches and rushing to defend itself from a Mariupol-style fate. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

‘My personal tragedy’: Ukrainians brace for attack on Odesa

By Yesica Fisch and Cara Anna - Associated Press

People enjoy the beach in the Black Sea in Odessa, Ukraine, Saturday, July 4, 2020. Tens of thousands of vacation-goers in Russia and Ukraine have descended on Black Sea beaches, paying little attention to safety measures despite levels of contagion still remaining high in both countries. (AP Photo/Sergei Poliakov)

In Russia and Ukraine, no social distance on crowded beaches

Associated Press

A light airplane crash-lands in Ukraine's southern city of Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The plane crash-landed killing one person and injuring another. Local police said the two were the only people on board the plane (Ukrainian Police Press Office via AP)

Small plane crashes in southern Ukraine; 1 killed

Associated Press