ODESSA, Ukraine — The barricades blocking the path to the Odessa Opera and Ballet begin three blocks away. Two more walls like that further protect the entrance. Antitank hedgehogs — metal rods welded ...

(This March 8 story refiles to correct typographical error in byline) ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) – From behind sandbags and anti-tank barriers in front of Odessa’s ...

Odessa's opera house — currently surrounded by a fortress of sandbags — is making music, despite the war Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years ...

ODESSA (REUTERS) - From behind sandbags and anti-tank barriers in front of Odessa's Opera and Ballet Theatre, a familiar if unexpected melody drifted across the near-deserted streets of Ukraine's main ...