Greetings from Odesa, Ukraine, where a Black Sea beach offers respite from war By Joanna Kakissis. Published June 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM EDT ... When I first visited this beach in 2022, ...

NPR Greetings from Odesa, Ukraine, where a Black Sea beach offers respite from war. Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their ...

Even if it means breaking the law. When I first visited this beach in 2022, during the first year of the invasion, swimming was forbidden because of mines floating in the Black Sea. Police patrolled ...

Greetings from Odesa, Ukraine, where a Black Sea beach offers respite from war By Joanna Kakissis. Published June 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM EDT ... When I first visited this beach in 2022, ...

Even if it means breaking the law. When I first visited this beach in 2022, during the first year of the invasion, swimming was forbidden because of mines floating in the Black Sea. Police patrolled ...