A portrait of a beach city defying Russia’s attempts to ensnare it

The vital Ukrainian port of Odesa has many faces: a seaside resort, a center of culture and an economic prize coveted by the Kremlin.
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Russia surrounded a city of 425,000 people - then cut off its water, power and escape routes

Mariupol was once a major Ukrainian port and steel-producing city with roughly 425,000 residents. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, the city stood directly in the path of a strategic land corridor to Crimea.

Putin’s false claim of the capture of one Ukrainian town exposes the slow pace of Russia’s bloody advance

It is the fate of just one town, over a year, but provides a rare insight into Russia’s ill-fated war of choice.
New York Post

Ukrainian strikes disrupt power and heating in major Russian cities

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian strikes disrupted power and heating to two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border, local Russian officials reported Sunday. The report comes as Russia and Ukraine have traded almost daily assaults on each other’s ...