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Odesa (also spelled Odessa) [a] is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre.
The Port of Odesa or Odesa Sea Port (Ukrainian: Одеський морський торговельний порт, romanized: Odeskyi morskyi torhovelnyi port), located near Odesa, is the largest Ukrainian seaport and one of the largest ports in the Black Sea basin, with a total annual traffic capacity of 40 million tonnes (15 million tonnes dry bulk and 25 million tonnes liquid bulk), the ...
The gulf of Odesa is more like a bight, especially considering the fact that geologically it is an extension of Black Sea Lowland. The gulf is in the shape of an ellipse stretched from southwest to northeast. Its northeastern portion is more shallow having only up to 5 m (16 ft) of depth where its southwestern portion has 14 m (46 ft). [1]
Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a ...
Odesa port facilities have come under Russian attack 21 times since Russia in August declined to renew a deal allowing Ukraine to safely export grain via the Black Sea, Kubrakov said.
The Black Sea faces a long-term danger from naval mines in the Russia-Ukraine war. Ships have struck drifting mines in the last two years as Ukraine struggled to clear shipping routes.
On 8 April 1994, during the Black Sea Fleet dispute, the Ukrainian marines attempted to block a Russian research vessel from leaving the Ukrainian port of Odessa with 10 million dollars worth radio-navigational equipment, with Ukraine claiming piracy.
The Black Sea Fleet sent guided missile cruisers, hydrofoil, three other ships and a plane to pursue the frigate. [42] Russian Vice-President Alexander Rutskoi called the incident "mutiny", although Ukraine said that they would keep the ship and would not bring charges against sailors, which led to the Black Sea Fleet accusing Ukraine of ...