(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 07 – Mariupol “was a city of half a million and there are still about 100,000 people. But there are practically no buildings intact. The vast majority of the buildings in the city are completely destroyed. The Russian army it destroyed everything: hospitals, maternity hospitals, apartment buildings and the city theater, […]
Tag: Odessa
“It was very loud”: Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is in shelled Odessa
The leader of Okean Elzy told how he woke up this morning from explosions Svyatoslav Vakarchuk was in Odessa during the shelling / Photo: instagram.com/sviatoslav.vakarchuk On the morning of April 3, the invaders attacked Odessa from the air. This was witnessed by Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, who travels around Ukraine and actively helps volunteers, military and civilian. […]
Ukraine: strong explosions in Odessa, a city under attack
(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 03 – Strong explosions were reported shortly after 6 local time (5 in Italy) in Odessa. The inhabitants of the Ukrainian city report it on social media. The explosions occurred near the center, to the north. These are probably missiles launched on the city. Several columns of smoke rose above the […]
From Odessa to Lviv, on the train of hope THE REPORTAGE
The geography of displaced people in Ukraine has changed over the last few days. The flows have been reduced, a large part of those who had to escape, fortunately and despite a thousand adventures, has already fled. But the great exodus is not over, it has only changed shape and feeds on those who, independently, […]
Ukraine, ‘Odessa free port’, but the city rebels
“Nothing will be done about it, it’s just a provocation”. Odessa looks at the negotiations in Turkey between Ukraine and Russia with some detachment. And, above all, it looks with contempt at the mere hypothesis of an extraordinary status for the Queen of the Black Sea. It is well known that Russia considers the city […]
Azov Brigade, ‘Putin calls us Nazis as an excuse for the massacres’
(ANSA) – ODESSA, MARCH 27 – “There is no link between us and the Nazi movement. Our aim is to save Ukraine and its integrity. Putin uses his propaganda to call us Nazis to find a pretext to kill the Ukrainians “. This is what Maksim Zhorin, third commander of the Azov brigade, currently operating […]
Ukraine: ‘three cruise missiles headed for Odessa shot down’
(ANSA) – ODESSA, MARCH 25 – Today the Ukrainian anti-aircraft shot down three cruise missiles launched by Russian ships in the Black Sea and headed for the Odessa area. This is what the Army Operational Command in Odessa said, explaining that the situation in the area “is under control”. “The enemy – add the military […]
Ukraine: Sicilian fleeing war with his family
(ANSA) – PALERMO, MARCH 23 – “I’m finally home, I’m only starting to understand it now. We’re safe. I’m sorry for everyone who stayed there. There are many Italians in Ukraine who contact the Farnesina, but at the moment I don’t there is no escape. The situation in Kherson has worsened. ” Giovanni Bruno, port […]
Kiev, global food crisis risk from the Black Sea blockade
(ANSA) – LEOPOL, 17 MAR – If the Ukrainian ports of the Black Sea do not reopen the risk “is that of a famine in many countries. The impact is on world food security. Russia and Ukraine export over 30% of wheat globally . And 80% of global exports go through Odessa “. This was […]
Ukraine: Sardinian caravan children in two structures in Cagliari
(ANSA) – CAGLIARI, 07 MAR – The first two structures have been identified that will house the minors rescued in Odessa and Donetsk from the caravan that left Sardinia and will return tomorrow morning with the Livorno-Olbia ship. This is what emerged during the meeting convened by the Prefect of Cagliari, Gianfranco Tomao, to plan […]