In Odesa, no-one is safe from Russia's new Black Sea strikes
He also died."Svitlana Halchenko winces as she remembers the Russian ballistic missile which exploded at work in Odesa, killing her colleagues. Nowhere more so than out towards the horizon, where the approaches to Ukraine's once bustling ports – Odesa, Chornomorsk, Pivdennyi – are almost devoid of ships.Svitlana maintains a brave smile throughout our conversation, but her distress is painfully obvious. Her fingers constantly twist a tissue as she tries to maintain her composure and she gazes into the distance as tears well up behind her glasses.The last few weeks have been worse than ever."It's been very difficult for morale," she says with a deep sigh.
- ▪He also died."Svitlana Halchenko winces as she remembers the Russian ballistic missile which exploded at work in Odesa, killing her colleagues.
- ▪Nowhere more so than out towards the horizon, where the approaches to Ukraine's once bustling ports – Odesa, Chornomorsk, Pivdennyi – are almost devoid of ships.Svitlana maintains a brave smile throughout our conversation, but her distress
- ▪Her fingers constantly twist a tissue as she tries to maintain her composure and she gazes into the distance as tears well up behind her glasses.The last few weeks have been worse than ever."It's been very difficult for morale," she says wi
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In Odesa, no-one is safe from Russia's new Black Sea strikesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Russian missiles and drones are hammering Ukraine's Black Sea ports, like OdesaByPaul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent in OdesaPublished2 hours ago"My crane operator, my partner, died five metres from me… The driver remained in the cabin. He also died."Svitlana Halchenko winces as she remembers the Russian ballistic missile which exploded at work in Odesa, killing her colleagues. Svitlana works as a warehouse shift manager at the city's main port.Despite her injuries – she walks with a limp, pieces of shrapnel still embedded in her leg and back – Svitlana is determined to keep working.But her normally bustling workplace is largely silent.Russia is ramping up its efforts to strangle Ukraine's…
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