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Why is Russia targeting the historic port city after it withdrew from the grain deal?
We hear from James Waterhouse, who has spent the weekend in Odesa and visited the landmark Transfiguration Cathedral, which was hit by strikes. And opera singer Katerina Tsymbaliuk tells us what it was like to perform in the cathedral and why her city’s residents are so resilient.
Also, Nick Sturdee has been speaking to contacts in Donbas about life in this Russian-annexed part of Eastern Ukraine.
Today’s episode is presented by Lucy Hockings and Vitaly Shevchenko.
By BBC News4.7
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Why is Russia targeting the historic port city after it withdrew from the grain deal?
We hear from James Waterhouse, who has spent the weekend in Odesa and visited the landmark Transfiguration Cathedral, which was hit by strikes. And opera singer Katerina Tsymbaliuk tells us what it was like to perform in the cathedral and why her city’s residents are so resilient.
Also, Nick Sturdee has been speaking to contacts in Donbas about life in this Russian-annexed part of Eastern Ukraine.
Today’s episode is presented by Lucy Hockings and Vitaly Shevchenko.

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