Tucked in south-western Ukraine, Odesa is the country’s third largest city.
It was an economic powerhouse before the war. Now that Russia occupies the majority of Ukraine’s coastline, the region has become even more vital.
But residents continue to go about their daily lives.
BBC Correspondent Paul Adams travelled to Odesa as Russia escalates its war at sea.
In this video…
0:00 – War at sea
0:41 – Sound of drones
01:14 – Why are we in Odesa?
02:54 – Trip with the Navy
04:09 – Air raid sirens
05:11 – Patrol at sea
06:57 – Living near ports
08:22 – Sirens at the beach
10:00 – Port boss
10:50 – Impact on local workers
13:28 – Man’s house destroyed by strike
15:42 – Machine gun fire
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