June 6, 2025, 1:26 p.m.
(Photo: Intent/Natalia Dovbysh)
The Odesa Regional Military Administration has published a list of beaches that have been prepared for the opening of this holiday season.
According to the press service of the OMA, 12 beaches were decided to open, 11 of which are in Odesa.
In Odesa, we are talking about:
It is also planned to open one beach area in the Izmail district, Primorskoe village. The UIA also noted that the list is not final and will be supplemented after the inspections.
At the end of May, Odesa established a special access regime to the Dolphin beach due to martial law. The Regional Military Administration called this step a response to numerous appeals from the military, veterans, trade unions and the media concerned about the city authorities' plans to terminate the contract with the tenants of the Caleton-Bezmezh beach and dismantle a socially important space created for people with disabilities, defenders of Ukraine and their families. The ban on construction work effectively deprives the mayor's office of grounds to terminate the contract.
Dolphin Beach was previously rented by Odesa businessman and developer Yuriy Degas. In 2021, he set up an inclusive recreation area on this territory and opened the Kaleton beach complex. As Degas himself noted, part of the income from Caleton went to the maintenance of the inclusive beach.
Earlier, the OBA reported that in 2025, Odesa region plans to increase the number of officially opened beaches to 40, provided that all of them pass the necessary checks and are safe for visitors. Meanwhile, in Zatoka and Karolino-Buhaz, restrictions on civilians' stay there were imposed due to constant shelling. In addition, owners of coastal buildings have to inspect the coast for explosive devices.
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