Odessa

Athens consistently punches above its weight in matters related to defense and security. As a small power with an aggressive neighbor, Greece must seize every opportunity to synergize its interests with those of its allies and partners. The United Kingdom and the Netherlands spearheaded a fighter jet coalition for Ukraine.

Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa early Wednesday but there were no reports of casualties, authorities said.

"At night, the enemy carried out an attack by UAVs of the Shahed-136 type on the Odesa region," Yuriy Kruk, head of the Odesa district military administration, said in a statement on Telegram.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias discussed Odessa with Audrey Azoulay, Director General at UNESCO, on Monday.

The Odessa National Opera Ballet is making a two-day stop at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall during its ongoing European tour with "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." The choreography, inspired by the Disney take of the Grimm Brothers' classic is that of Genrikh Mayorov from 1975, based on the original music by Polish composer Bogdan Pavlovsky.

In yesterday's attacks on numerous cities, at least 12 civilians were killed, and dozens of people were injured.
Russian President said that the responses to any new attacks by Ukraine will be harsh. The attacks were condemned by the leaders of the UN, NATO, and the EU.
Ukraine suspended electricity exports in order to stabilize its energy system.

They recaptured swaths of territory in the east and broke through front lines in the south around the key regional center of Kherson.
Ukraine recaptured Liman, just a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Donetsk - where Liman is located - a Russian territory, along with three other occupied Russian regions.

The Joint Coordination Center (JJC) established in Istanbul to oversee Ukrainian grain exports has allowed 122 ships to move from and to Ukraine for grain shipment since Aug. 1.

“We will coordinate the joint effort so that the historical center of Odessa will become a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site”

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Rocket attack on Odessa: At least 10 people have died

At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded on July 1 in missile strikes on Ukraine's Odessa region, a day after Russian troops abandoned positions on a strategic island in a major setback to the Kremlin's invasion.

The news came after NATO leaders wrapped up a summit in Madrid, with US President Joe Biden announcing $800 million in new weapons for Ukraine.