Ukraine's Odesa opens a few beaches for the first time since Russian invasion
For the safety of residents and after incidents of mines exploding on beaches, the coast was closed.
People relax at a Black Sea beach that was reopened after being closed down last year following sea mines laid around the ports of Odesa and Mykolaiv by Russia and Ukraine, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine August 10, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/Serhii Smolientsev)