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Odesa removes statue of eighteenth-century Russian empress

Odesa has removed a statue of eighteenth-century Russian empress Catherine the Great from public display as part of a drive to de-Russify Ukraine's cities.

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Ukraine dismantles statue of Russian Empress Catherine the Great

Ukrainians in Odessa voted in November to take down a statue, erected in 1900 on the city's centenary, in response to Russia's invasion.

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Ukraine's first 'war babies' are born

The Ukraine war has been going on for more than nine months. Women who became pregnant just before or at the start of the war have now given birth to the first ‘war babies'. Their pregnancies are often accompanied by a lot of stress. Russia regularly carries out attacks on hospitals.

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Ukraine war: The latest developments you need to know

From Russian missiles striking civilian targets in Odesa and Mykolaiv regions to the Kremlin pulling out of the International Space Station programme, these are some of the main developments in the conflict on Tuesday.

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Ukraine war: Russian airstrikes target Black Sea coastal regions

Odesa and Mykolaiv were hit by Russian bombardment on Tuesday, damaging private property and port infrastructure, Ukrainian authorities claim.

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Grain deal on knife-edge after 'Russian missile' strikes

"Russian missiles" struck Odesa port Saturday, less than one day after Kyiv and Moscow signed a breakthrough deal to unblock grain exports.

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Ukraine war: five of the latest developments you need to know

From Norway donating almost €1 billion to Ukraine to Gazprom seizing an energy project co-owned by British and Japanese companies, here are five of the latest developments in the war.

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Germany slams 'inhumane and cynical' Russia over Odesa missile strike

Ukraine says overnight strikes hit residential areas in Odesa region, killing 21, a day after Russian forces left Snake Island in what Moscow called a "goodwill gesture".

Travel News

This beachside town in Ukraine is now rigged with deadly mines

The once popular destination of Odesa has seen tourist numbers dwindle since 2014. Will the war be the end of tourism forever?

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We ‘couldn’t find gas’ yesterday: Odesa deals with petrol shortage

We ‘couldn’t find gas’ yesterday. Euronews international correspondent Anelise Borges spoke with some of the residents of Odesa dealing with its petrol shortage

Europe News

Will the sinking of the Moskva impact the Ukraine war?

What impact will the sinking of the Russian Moskva warship have on the war in Ukraine?

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Ukrainian graffiti artists thumb their nose at war in Odesa

Painted on a wall in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, a blue cat grins triumphantly as it tramples on a pile of smouldering Russian planes.

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Ukraine war: Explosions heard in Odesa as Russia retreats from north

Ukrainian officials said Russian troops were retreating from the northern parts of the country but warned they would escalate the war in the east.

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'Tensions intensifying': Fears grow Ukraine war may spread to Moldova

The citizens of the country on Ukraine's western border are concerned that the Russian advance on Odesa might mean trouble with Moldova's own breakaway territory of Transnistria.

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Ukrainians mark eighth anniversary of Maidan revolutionary protests

Maidan revolution: Ukrainians mark anniversary of 2014 protests that ousted pro-Russian leader

Ukraine

Death toll rises to nine after blaze at Ukraine hotel

Nine people were killed in a fire that broke out in a hotel in Ukraine, the state emergency services authority said.

Ukraine

Tensions in Odessa on anniversary of 2014 deadly clashes

A bomb alert and the discovery of three grenades left in a bag have overshadowed commemorations in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odessa. The incident

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Ukraine: Darth Vader runs for mayor

Darth Vader is among the candidates vying for the post of Mayor in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa. He joins Peking Duck and a man calling himself

Cinema

Manhood, war and propaganda on show at Odessa Film Festival

The sixth Odessa International Film Festival is underway and drawing crowds to the Black Sea port city, but for the second year in a row, the conflict in Eastern Ukraine is taking its toll on the nati

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Saakashvili warns of Odessa region's importance to Ukraine

Mikheil Saakashvili was appointed governor of Ukraine’s Odessa* region in February, to fight corruption. The former Georgian president might even be