Countries and their cities before and after the start of the war

Russia fired ballistic missiles at Odesa. A sorting depot and a Nova Poshta office were hit.

On the evening of 29 April, Russians attacked Odesa, setting fire to the palace of students of the Odesa Law Academy. It was popularly nicknamed "Harry Potter's Castle" and also "Kivalov's Castle".

The 2 May 2014 Odesa confrontations were massive riots that took place in the city of Odesa on 2 May 2014. About two thousand people who had gathered to participate in a peaceful march along the main street "For the Unity of Ukraine", where they…

A Russian UAV hit a residential building in Odessa. The whole entrance hall collapsed. Twelve people died under the rubble, including five children.

Russian troops targeted a high-rise building with an Iranian Shahed drone. A residential building, just built, with civilians was considered a military target by the Russians.
 

Four people have been killed and 26 others injured in a Russian missile strike on Odessa. The strike hit a large residential complex.
 

Yuriy Glodan died in the war: his wife and three-month-old daughter were killed by a Russian missile in Odesa. 

The Russians have launched a missile strike on Odessa. The missile fell near the building of the Odessa Art Museum. The museum and exhibits were damaged.

Russian occupiers have attacked the port infrastructure in Odessa, the strikes have significantly damaged the building of the sea station and a hotel, destroyed grain storage facilities and damaged warehouse buildings.

On 23 July 2023, Russian forces launched another missile strike on Odessa during their invasion of Ukraine. The strike partially destroyed the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, the largest Orthodox church in Odessa.

More than 20 structures were damaged in an overnight rocket attack on Odessa that killed three people. The Russians struck a residential building.

Public utilities in Odessa have dismantled monuments to Russian Empress Catherine II and commander Alexander Suvorov, which stood in the city centre. The monuments symbolise Russian imperial ambitions that are beyond the control of the people of…

Russian occupants shelled the resort village of Serhiyivka

Save the monument from bombing. 1200 sandbags were brought to Odesa and laid out around the monument to Duke de Richelieu.