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What's behind Russia's focus on Ukraine's port city of Odesa? | DW News
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/23Ever wondered why Russia is so focused on Odesa? This DW News report dives deep into the strategic importance of Ukraine's key port city, exploring the impact of energy grid attacks and power outages. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to infrastructure damage and gain cultural depth on the ongoing conflict.
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- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
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- To copy the way something else is made
- To decorate with a pattern.
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- To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
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- Destroying everything; very shocking
- Causing great emotional pain or shock.
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- To hit something
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- A punch or hit
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- Existing or happening before the present time
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- A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
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