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Odesa

City in southwestern Ukraine, administrative center of Odesa Oblast and Odesa Raion

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Dec 7, 2025
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Why did the Russia-Ukraine conflict start

The Russia–Ukraine war began with Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, driven by Kremlin leadership seeking to control Ukrainian territory and political orientation; Moscow’s aim...

Dec 13, 2025
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A mobilized man escaped from a TCC bus in Odessa, was hit by a car, and kept running.

Multiple accounts from the “Pravda” network and related outlets report that in Odesa a mobilized man escaped from a TCC (territorial recruitment center) vehicle, was struck by a car but continued runn...

Dec 13, 2025

Russian drone strike in Odesa killed 9 and injured 8, including infants

Local and regional Ukrainian authorities report multiple Russian drone and missile strikes on Odesa in early–mid December 2025 that damaged energy infrastructure, sparked fires and caused civilian cas...

Dec 13, 2025

Russian drones damaged Turkish LPG vessel in Izmail

Turkish-flagged and Turkish-owned vessels have been caught in recent Black Sea strikes as the maritime conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalates: a Russian-flagged tanker Midvolga‑2 reported a dro...

Dec 9, 2025

Local residents in Stryhivtsi blocked a TCC vehicle; police investigating; one person injured

Local residents have repeatedly blocked vehicles belonging to territorial recruitment and social support centres (TCCs) across Ukraine during mobilization actions — incidents include blocking with car...

Dec 9, 2025

Russian strike in Kharkiv killed 1, injured 6; reports of injured children at kindergarten were not confirmed; 50 children evacuated; nationwide attacks with rockets and UAVs also reported

Ukrainian and independent reporting show a wave of Russian strikes across multiple oblasts on Dec. 6–8, 2025 that caused widespread energy outages and infrastructure damage and included strikes in Kha...

Dec 9, 2025

Trukhanov’s wife held Russian citizenship at the time of marriage

Available reporting does not state directly that Gennadiy Trukhanov’s wife held Russian citizenship at the time of their marriage; sources focus on Trukhanov’s own alleged Russian passport and wider c...

Dec 9, 2025

Russian forces attacked a company of Aznauri brandy in Odesa region on September 28

Multiple independent Ukrainian and international outlets report that on the night of 27–28 September 2025 Russian forces struck the Akkerman (Bilhorod‑Dnistrovskyi) Distillery — producer of the Aznaur...

Dec 9, 2025

Incident at 7th km in Odesa involving TCC employees; bus overturned

Multiple local reports say a minibus belonging to Odesa’s Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support (TCC/TCR) was overturned near the 7th Kilometer market during mobilization activities on...

Dec 8, 2025

is ukraine war at end

The war in Ukraine is not at an end: fighting, territorial shifts, and high-intensity strikes continue across multiple fronts, with recent reporting showing significant Russian territorial gains in No...

Dec 6, 2025

Why did Russia invade Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was driven by Kremlin aims to seize Ukrainian territory, install a friendly government and to weaken NATO and Western influence — not m...

Dec 5, 2025

Putin historical account of ukraine

Vladimir Putin frames the Ukraine war as a long-term effort to secure territory he calls historic or strategic, repeatedly stating Russia will seize Donetsk and Luhansk “by military or other means” if...

Dec 3, 2025

Are there official maker's records or archives from the House of Fabergé detailing each imperial egg?

There is no single, sealed “maker’s archive” published by the original House of Fabergé that comprehensively lists every Imperial Egg; researchers rely on a mix of Fabergé’s invoices and notebooks, im...