Oleksandr Hotovcev, 34, carries sandbags, filled with sand from Sobachyy beach, to bolster the city's defences, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues in Odessa, Ukraine, March 14, 2022. Reuters / ...

Odessa regional military administration head Maxim Marchenko said that several deaths had already been caused by floating mines, and those tragedies occurred "as a result of ignoring security ...

“Today, our residents can see that this beach was rebuilt with soul, conscience, and care for everyone,” said Odessa, Ukraine Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov. “We continue our commitment to making the city ...

STORY: The once busy Black Sea beaches in the Ukrainian resort Odessa are deserted. The white sand where tourists used to sunbathe are now littered with mines, while police patrol the boardwalks. In ...

ODESSA, Ukraine, March 14 (Reuters) - Residents of Odessa formed a human chain on Monday to carry heavy sandbags from the beach onto waiting trucks as the Ukrainian port city frantically built ...