A full on battle for Odessa might bring in full-on European and even U.S. participation. Without Odessa, an important port on the Black Sea, Ukraine would be essentially landlocked. From Simplicius at simplicius76.substack.com:
MSM rags are beginning to cover the ‘urgent’ situation surrounding Ukraine’s Odessa, which I had alluded to in the last article. Ukraine hit a few Russian ships and Russia’s escalation has been shutting Odessa down to the point where the MSM is beginning to mutter about the potential of it being completely cut off from the sea:
The article seems to solve the mystery of why Russia had suddenly begun attacking railways all around Odessa region:
Around 90% of Ukraine’s agricultural produce is exported by sea, according to the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, which estimates that six ports in the Odesa region handled about 76 million tons of cargo over 11 months of 2025. Ukraine has learned to safeguard this trade by using naval drones to keep at bay Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
Since 90% of Ukraine’s staple agricultural exports leave by sea, that means for Russia to shut down the ports with strikes leaves Ukraine scrambling to desperately get product out by rail. Hitting the railways also essentially blocks the last possible route and leaves Ukraine without options.
The result is that one of Ukraine’s largest and most vibrant cities is under a form of siege. Odesa’s people have lost light, heat and running water for days as winter set in and temperatures hovered around zero. It is especially vulnerable to Russian assaults on its power grid as it produces little of its own, relying on imported power instead.
Keitel will never leave his side but the rest might get caught for fraud.
Everything is fake and fruity but the clown horn is real.
Steiner isn’t coming and Fegelein got caught trying to escape with a briefcase of shekels.