Just arrived and started walking around Old Town and stumbled on a vigil to Ukraine and was about to film a walk thru when I heard a large group chanting and heard Slava Ukraini! So I started filming what was approaching.
I ran into the Odessa shop owner later and he explained it is to (not celebrate but) mark today’s independence. He was very sad. If you hear sniffling that’s me crying my eyes out watching this parade goes past
by chasingthegoldring