Hours after a new round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia concluded in Istanbul, the Russian army launched a “massive” attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa on Wednesday night, causing damage to civilian infrastructure,

A day after negotiators failed to reach a ceasefire agreement, Moscow attacked Odesa port. Meanwhile, Kyiv hit Russia’s energy & military infrastructure along the coast.

Ukraine and Russia launched air attacks along each other’s Black Sea coasts early on Thursday, hours after brief direct talks between them failed to make any progress on steps to end nearly three-and-a-half years of war.