Odesa residents defiant in the face of looming Russian assault

In southern Ukraine, many people have already left the port city of Odesa, which is bracing for a Russian assault.
But there are still some residents who are refusing to go.
Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker travelled to Odesa and has this report.


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[ramiyazje]

What a wonderful person, I felt like she was my grandmother. Thanks for reporting

[petejams]

What a sweet woman, in a tragic situation...

[strikye]

she look very healthy for an 88 year old

[derekhieb]

My grandparents fled Odessa 100 years ago as children. So carzy we're here again.

[neffetSnnamremmiZ]

Ukrainians fought that independence fight three or four times in the last hundred years, their patriotism is deeply written in their genes! 💪

[lubova]

🌻🌻🌻 wonderful Odessa and wonderful people

[LoboMendez]

“what didn’t you do to bury me
but you forgot that I was a seed.”
- Dinos Christianopoulos

[ottermagic]

it is sad how the war is driving a wedge between families. There is heart break on the Ukrainian side of the family because the truth they tell to their Russian side of the family is being rebuffed as being lies. And there will be heart break on the Russian side of the family when they realise that they did nothing or even supported their Ukrainian family getting killed. An d this old lady is really a sweet heart with such a positive attitude. Glory to Ukraine :)

[cyrusm]

It is sad to see such destruction. Ukrainians and Russians should pursue an amicable settlement on the ensuing conflict.

[qn]

Get some Russian fertilizers to her garden quick. The result of war and atrocities will be a plentiful garden.

[bratstvoijedinstvo]

Divide and conquer... The U.S strategy never seems to fail

[theafricanobserver]

In the modern world the actions of the Russian soldiers is blamed to the USA.

[SKhan-kvxo]

Odessa is part of Russia historically.

[moussacamara]

I can't understand when America is talking about human right. What about Afghanistan Kabul Koreawa Vietnam Yemen Syria Balkans Somalia Iraq Libya? America sold keep quiet when we are talking about human rights my God this people are so evil.

[alexbort]

Odessa was built by the Russians. Odessa is a russian city.

[satanking]

Unsubscribing from Alajazzerra now too biased