# Inside Odesa port attacks: How Russia targets Ukraine’s Black Sea trade

https://mins.news/en/item/83586

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-02 14:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/inside-odesa-port-attacks-how-russia-targets-ukraines-black-sea-trade/

> The Kyiv Independent reports from Odesa and the surrounding region on how intensified Russian attacks are threatening the city, its ports and Ukraine’s vital Black Sea trade route. The report also follows Ukrainian military medics from the battlefield to Sweden for a short mental-health retreat.

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