Our Man in Mykolaiv: Tensions High in Only City Between Odessa and the Front
If we leave, it would confirm suspicions and could be dangerous. So we decide to wait. We hear a low rumble of what sounds like rocket artillery. We are standing out in the open and quickly look at each other. ‘It’s outgoing,’ Mikhail reassures us.
ODESSA, Ukraine — Most traffic leaving the “Pearl of the Black Sea” heads for points north or west toward Lviv, Poland, or Moldova, though just a few hours’ drive to the east lies Mykolaiv, the only major city between Odessa and the front line.
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