Quiet Moments From Odesa: A Strategic Ukrainian Port City Awaits Its Fate
A man grabs a crab caught in the Black Sea.
Orthodox Christian worshippers attend a service at St. Michael's Monastery.
Anna Loboda, 93, a former choir member, sings in St. Michael's Monastery, where she now lives. Loboda, who has no family, was saved by a neighbor who took her from their village before it was captured by Russian troops.
A woman waters plants at St. Michael's Monastery.
A man rides a bicycle with a Ukrainian flag on the road between Odesa and Mykolayiv.
Ukrainians enjoy the summer weather at the Black Sea Yacht Club. Due to the military conflict and the danger of mines, yachts cannot leave port.
The Ukrainian Navy and the Odesa Opera House held a joint concert in support of the Mariupol defenders on May 15.
Sunbathers on the pier of the Black Sea Yacht Club.
A man dives into the sea.
A man swims next to a dolphin in Odesa.
An armed Ukrainian Territorial Defense fighter walks the pier at the Black Sea Yacht Club.
People walk past a hotel complex destroyed by a Russian missile strike on May 8.
A couple sit on a bench.