18 July 2025
(Photo: Intent/Natalia Dovbysh)
The Odesa Regional Military Administration has approved the opening of three more beach areas for recreation in Odesa.
This was announced by the head of the OMA, Oleh Kiper.
According to him, the beaches in question are: Red Line, Portofino and Kurortny. Oleg Kiper reminded that 32 safe swimming areas are currently open in Odesa region (30 in Odesa and one beach each in Chornomorsk and Prymorske). The list is being updated based on the results of inspections.
However, the UMA also emphasized that during an air alert, a storm of 2 points or the discovery of suspicious objects, people are prohibited from staying near the sea.
In early July, it was reported that recreation was allowed at 26 beach areas. All of them have been inspected and meet sanitary requirements and wartime conditions.
At the end of May, Odesa introduced a special access regime to Dolphin Beach due to martial law. The Regional State 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 UBA 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 visiting. 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.
Кирило Бойко