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2023–. 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.
Odesa strikes (2022–present) During the southern Ukraine offensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city of Odesa and the surrounding region have been the target of shelling and air strikes by Russian forces on multiple occasions since the conflict began, fired predominantly from Russian warships situated offshore in the Black Sea.
1937 – Mass murder of around 1,000 Poles during the Polish Operation of the NKVD. [ 21 ] 1941. August 8-October 16: Siege of Odesa. October 17: Axis occupation begins. October 22–24: 1941 Odesa massacre. Odesa becomes capital of Romanian -administered Transnistria Governorate. [citation needed] 1944.
Odesa Oblast (Ukrainian: Одеська область, romanized: Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna (Одещина), is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administrative centre is the city of Odesa. Population: 2,351,382 (2022 estimate).[3]
The Odesa catacombs are a labyrinth -like network of tunnels (subterranean cavities) located under the city of Odesa and its outskirts in Ukraine, that are mostly (over 90%) the result of stone mining, particularly coquina. [1] The system of Odesa Catacombs consists of a network of basements, bunkers, drainage tunnels and storm drains as well ...
The reconstructed monument in 2010. Monument to the founders of Odesa (Ukrainian: Засновникам Одеси, romanized: Zasnovnykam Odesy), also known as the monument to Empress Catherine II of Russia and her companions (José de Ribas, François Sainte de Wollant, Platon Zubov and Grigory Potemkin), was a monument located in Odesa, Ukraine, on Katerynska Square.
Port of Odesa. 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 ...
The Odesa Archaeological Museum (Ukrainian: Одеський археологічний музей) is one of the oldest archaeological museums in Ukraine. It was founded in 1825; the current museum building was completed in 1883 according to a design by Polish architect Feliks Gąsiorowski. [1][2] The museum's address is 4 Lanzheronivska ...