Located in coastal sectors, Odessa, Sevastopol,
Kerch and Novorossisk were in addition naval bases whose uninterrupted functioning made it possible to preserve maritime lines of communication and pursue naval operations.
Meanwhile, the extent of Russia's growing assertiveness toward its neighbors was on display when workers constructed a causeway across the
Kerch Strait that links the Black and Azov seas between Russia's Taman Peninsula and Ukraine's Tuzla islet.
Among the many online students studying with Berkleemusic this year were Scott Underwood, from the Grammy award winning band Train, Barry
Kerch from the national touring act Shinedown, Danny Weinkauf from They Might Be Giants, and Kristen Henderson from Antigone Rising.
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