Photographer Michael Robinson Chávez visits a city in Ukraine that was partly famous as a site for Russian travelers and intellectuals, but since 2022 has come under Russian attack.

Last night, on January 17, Russians attacked the Izmail district of the Odesa region with drones during an air attack. The target of the attack was the local port infrastructure, according to the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration,

In 2024, more than 1.57 billion hryvnias was allocated to support business in Odesa region under state and regional programmes.

The Kyiv District Court of Odesa has issued a new ruling authorizing searches of companies operating in the Odesa port. This decision effectively extends a

Ukrainian police have launched a nationwide search for draft dodgers as pressure to reduce its conscription age continues...

Russia attacked Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles. One of the drones flew into Romania, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russians used two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Rostov region and launched 50 drones from five directions: Millerovo,

The statements of the leader of the Bulgarian political party Revival (Vazrazhdane), Kostadin Kostadinov, about territorial claims to Ukraine are unacceptable

“Russians in Kherson do not simply terrorise the population, they train on civilians. They practise in Kherson and then get transferred to [the eastern] Donetsk [region], where combat is more difficult due to close contact. We intercept many videos showing Russian soldiers hunting for people,” said Anton Yefanov, 44, Kherson’s deputy mayor.

A four-story building of an educational institution is partially destroyed following Russian rocket strikes in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine on January 17, 2025 . Rockets also hit an open area, damaging two apartment buildings and an outbuilding.

ODESA REGION, Ukraine — There are at least two dozen statues of Vladimir Lenin standing like historical sentries over a steppe of southwestern Ukraine. Karl Marx and Josef Stalin are also there.

Italy has pledged to assist in rebuilding the Odesa cathedral in Ukraine, which suffered significant damage in a missile strike. The Italian foreign ministry, alongside UNESCO, has contributed €500,000 to restore the cathedral's roof.