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Both Russian and Ukrainian officials on Friday confirmed a massive Russian missile attack against infrastructure targets across Ukraine.

The first ship set off under an UN-Turkey deal that will release Ukrainian crops to foreign markets and ease a growing hunger crisis.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian defence ministry officials on Sunday insisted that an airstrike on the port of Odesa — less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on resuming grain shipments from there — had hit only military targets.

(AFP) – Russian missiles struck Ukraine’s key Black Sea port of Odessa Saturday, officials said, in an attack Kyiv described as a “spit in the face” of a deal signed by the warring neighbours a day earlier to resume grain exports blocked by the conflict.

(AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country’s forces were “doing everything” to stop the Russian offensive, with fierce battles in the east and the south.

Bishop Stanislav Šyrokoradjuk of Odessa, Ukraine, said Thursday that diplomacy has failed to resolve the Russian war on Ukraine and all that remains is self-defense.

Odessa (Ukraine) — Forced yet again into exile, as so many times in their tormented history, Jews are leaving in droves from the Ukrainian city of Odessa, threatening the last traces of a once-vibrant culture.

An Odessa, Texas, bar owner and a group of armed supporters were arrested by SWAT teams Monday after violating Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) shutdown order.

Ector County, Texas, Sheriff Mike Griffis announced on Friday that a suspected “serial shooter” is in custody. The arrest is expected to bring a series of roadside shootings in the Odessa, Texas, area that began on Tuesday. Odessa is also the scene of a recent mass-shooting incident that began after a highway patrol traffic stop.

Fact Check – CLAIM: There were not enough ambulances available to save the victims of a recent mass shooting in Odessa, Texas. VERDICT: FALSE. The City of Odessa said that its ambulances responded to the shooting quickly.

During Tuesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough discussed the “epidemic” of mass shootings in the wake of the shooting in Odessa, TX, which took place over the weekend. Scarborough noted how many recent shootings have been done with

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said the gunman who opened fire Saturday in the Midland-Odessa region of Texas had “previously failed a gun purchase background check.”

Following Saturday’s shooting in West Texas, Vice President Mike Pence said we need a bipartian effort to stop this “mass atrocity.”