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Russian Drone Shrapnel Kills 26-Year-Old Woman on Odesa Beach

Regional authorities said a 39-year-old man was also wounded in the attack, while emergency crews continued assessing potential additional casualties along the Black Sea coast.

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War in Ukraine

Russian Drone Attack on Black Sea Kills Sailor

Two foreign-flagged civilian vessels came under attack in the Black Sea, leaving one sailor dead and five others injured, including one crew member in serious condition.

By Kyiv Post

June 19, 2026

War in Ukraine

Navy Denies Reports of Sea Drone Attack on Odesa

The Navy said it was conducting routine training exercises against potential threats.

By Kyiv Post

June 18, 2026

Ukraine

Kyiv Post Contributor Ugo Poletti Honored With Ukrainian Military Award in Odesa

The frequent commentator for the Kyiv Post, Poletti has spent years documenting life in Ukraine.

By Kyiv Post

June 16, 2026

Ukraine

How Not to Lose the Peace After the War

A recap of a public discussion about Ukraine’s post-war social settlement.

By Ugo Poletti

June 14, 2026

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Ukraine

Oleksiy Leonov on Ukraine’s South: From the Front Line to Cross-Border Cooperation

Russia is attempting to accelerate passport issuance in Transnistria. Lawmaker Oleksiy Leonov discusses hybrid threats to the Odesa region and the Kyiv-Chisinau-Bucharest security axis.

By Petro Zhyzhyian

June 13, 2026

War in Ukraine

Russian Attacks Kill Railway Worker, Damages Energy and Logistics Site

A railway employee was killed in the Sumy region, while separate Russian attacks damaged a logistics terminal in Zaporizhzhia and a solar energy facility in the Odesa region.

By Kyiv Post

June 12, 2026

War in Ukraine

Russian Guided Bomb Strike Kills Three in Zaporizhzhia

Russian forces launched a deadly guided bomb strike on a transit stop in Balabyne, while overnight drone swarms battered civil infrastructure across Odesa and a DTEK coal facility.

By Tymur Dubovyk

June 7, 2026

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Russia Hits Civilian Ship in Black Sea, One Dead and Four Injured

IN PICTURES: The Devastating Aftermath of Russian Missile Strike on Odesa's Historic Heart

OPINION: Odesa and the Fallout for Barbaric Russia, Accomplices and the West

Ukraine Is Doing Better: Notes From the Sidelines of the Black Sea Security Forum 2026

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War in Ukraine

Ukraine Is Doing Better: Notes From the Sidelines of the Black Sea Security Forum 2026

Kyiv Post brings good news from its attendance at the Black Sea Security Forum 2026.

By Sergii Kostezh, Bohdan Nahaylo

June 3, 2026

Heir to Iranian Throne: ‘We’re in This Fight Together, Iranians Are Suffering Under a Regime That Supports Russia's Aggression Against Ukraine’

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War in Ukraine

Heir to Iranian Throne: ‘We’re in This Fight Together, Iranians Are Suffering Under a Regime That Supports Russia's Aggression Against Ukraine’

A descendant of Iran’s royal dynasty, Reza Pahlavi, visited Odesa and spoke with Kyiv Post about his vision for relations between the Ukrainian and Iranian people.

By Bohdan Nahaylo, Sergii Kostezh

May 30, 2026

Russia

SBU, HUR and Navy Foil FSB-Linked Plot to Smuggle Armed Drone Into Odesa via Sea Route

SBU, HUR and Navy dismantled a Black Sea smuggling route from Abkhazia, seizing weapons and a Russian UAV hidden in cigarette cargo and detaining four suspects.

By Kyiv Post

May 29, 2026