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Un hallazgo arqueológico en Odesa revela secretos griegos y medievales bajo la Escalera Potemkin

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La excavación en el centro de Odesa ha revelado que los muros de una antigua batería costera, hallados junto al acantilado original, contenían materiales incrustados del siglo V a. C., lo que sugiere que el puerto ya era un asentamiento griego mucho antes de la llegada de los otomanos y los rusos.
Este hallazgo, que conecta la historia de la ciudad con sus raíces más remotas, se suma a una serie de descubrimientos recientes que, según la información difundida por los equipos arqueológicos, ilustran la compleja y cosmopolita trayectoria de la urbe portuaria del Mar Negro.
Investigadores de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional del Sur de Ucrania y el Instituto de Arqueología de la Academia de Ciencias confirman que, por un lado, la localización de vestigios de la fortaleza genovesa del siglo XIV, conocida como castillo de Ginestra; por otro, la identificación de los restos del Castillo de Hadzhibey, cuya ubicación exacta había sido motivo de debate durante casi dos siglos.
El primer hallazgo, el del castillo de Ginestra, arroja luz sobre la influencia de la República de Génova en la región. Desde el siglo XI, Génova consolidó su poderío naval y comercial, estableciendo una red de enclaves estratégicos en el Mar Negro, entre ellos la colonia de Gazaria en la actual Crimea, que mantuvo desde el siglo XIII hasta finales del siglo XV. Los restos de la fortaleza genovesa aparecieron en la plaza situada en lo alto de la Escalera Potemkin, un lugar emblemático inmortalizado en el filme El acorazado Potemkin (1925).
Esta zona, además, alberga la estatua de bronce del duque de Richelieu, quien, designado gobernador por el zar Alejandro I a comienzos del siglo XIX, impulsó la transformación de Odesa de una aldea a una ciudad moderna.
El segundo descubrimiento, centrado en el Castillo de Hadzhibey, ha resuelto una incógnita histórica que inquietaba a los arqueólogos locales. Tras la conquista otomana de la región en 1480, la fortaleza fue reconstruida y se convirtió en escenario de disputas entre los imperios ruso y otomano.

En 1789, durante la guerra ruso-turca, las tropas rusas destruyeron el castillo y reutilizaron sus materiales para nuevas construcciones. La falta de restos visibles y de documentación cartográfica o escrita del siglo XIX había dificultado la localización precisa del sitio, lo que alimentó la controversia durante generaciones.
La excavación permitió identificar los muros frontal y lateral de la batería costera que unía el castillo con la línea de costa. Su posición, próxima al antiguo acantilado, ofrecía a sus ocupantes una ventaja estratégica sobre el puerto de Odesa. El yacimiento contenía carpintería desmontada, capiteles de época otomana y escombros del siglo XVIII, todos ellos testigos materiales de la destrucción del castillo.
Los arqueólogos comprobaron que la disposición de los restos coincidía con el último diagrama conocido de la fortaleza, elaborado en la década de 1760. No obstante, el análisis de los materiales reveló que el muro de la batería era anterior a la presencia rusa y otomana, ya que incluía fragmentos del siglo V a. C., lo que remite a la existencia de un asentamiento griego en la zona.
Los intentos más recientes de localizar el Castillo de Hadzhibey se remontan a 2021, cuando los investigadores recurrieron a un georradar para examinar el subsuelo del centro de Odesa. Los resultados obtenidos entonces indicaban que la búsqueda avanzaba en la dirección correcta, pero la invasión a gran escala de Ucrania por parte de Rusia interrumpió los trabajos hasta junio de este año. La reanudación de las excavaciones ha permitido finalmente desvelar la ubicación y la historia de una de las fortificaciones más enigmáticas de la ciudad.
La superposición de capas históricas en el yacimiento, desde la presencia griega hasta la destrucción otomana y rusa, ofrece una visión única de la evolución de Odesa como enclave estratégico y crisol de culturas. La plaza donde se hallaron los restos, junto a la Escalera Potemkin y la estatua del duque de Richelieu, se confirma así como un punto neurálgico en la memoria urbana, donde convergen los vestigios de fortalezas medievales, colonias comerciales y episodios bélicos que han marcado el destino de la ciudad.
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Top Trump agency torches Dem lawmakers rallying around detained Abrego Garcia: ‘It is insane’

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EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security is unleashing on Democrats who have condemned the move by ICE to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia and deport him to Uganda.
Abrego Garcia is a Salvadoran national who was arrested by ICE on Monday at his check-in at the agency’s office in Baltimore, Maryland, and he’s expected to be deported to a third-party country, likely Uganda.
«Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not and will never be a Maryland Man—he is a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador and public safety threat,» a senior DHS Official told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer, speak to supporters outside of an ICE Field Office in Baltimore, Maryland. (Breanne Deppisch/Fox News Digital) (Fox News Digital/Breanne Deppisch)
«It is insane that sanctuary politicians chose to glorify and stand with an MS-13 gang member over the safety of American citizens. President Trump and Secretary Noem are not going to allow this illegal alien, who is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator, to terrorize American citizens any longer.»
Earlier this year, Abrego Garica was first deported to El Salvador for being a suspected gang member, which caused a nationwide controversy that sparked visits to the Central American country, including by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland. However, he ended up later facing charges in the U.S. for alleged human smuggling after a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop resurfaced.
Last week, Abrego Garcia made his way back to Maryland from Tennessee, and a U.S. Magistrate Judge ordered that if he was taken into ICE custody that he would need to have «access to his attorneys» in order to «prepare for trial in this case.» His brief freedom was slammed as the result of «publicity hungry Maryland judge» by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
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In this handout provided by Sen. Van Hollen’s Office, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) meets with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia (L) at an undisclosed location on April 17, 2025 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Sen. Van Hollen’s Office via Getty Images)
In a news release first shared with Fox News Digital, DHS is specifically taking aim at a handful of posts on X from Democratic lawmakers.
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«ICE is holding Kilmar Ábrego García and refusing to answer questions from his lawyers — while the Trump Admin continues to spread lies about his case. Instead of spewing unproven allegations on social media, they need to put up or shut up IN COURT. Mr. Ábrego García must be allowed to defend himself,» Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-M.D., posted on Monday.
«The Trump admin wrongly sent Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a horrific El Salvadoran prison. Now, just days after he was reunited with his family, they’re trying to deny him his rights and deport him to Uganda. Kilmar—like everyone—deserves a fair hearing to defend himself,» Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., posted.
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blamed «activist» judges for the release of Kilmar Abrego-Garcia on Friday, August 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
«Let’s be clear: deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda makes no sense—it’s not his home country. Nothing about this process has been fair. ICE is targeting him with cruelty. This is the weaponization of government, not justice,» Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, wrote.
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His detention in Maryland is likely to be scrutinized by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, who intensely questioned Trump officials for details over his removal and his current legal status.
Fox News Digital’s Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.
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Netanyahu announces investigation into ‘tragic mishap’ after reports of journalists killed in Gaza strike

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that an investigation is underway after reports said Israel struck a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least 20 people on Monday, according to reports.
Netanyahu said Israel regretted the deadly incident and reiterated that Israel does not intentionally target civilians in its war with Hamas. Reports said among the dead were five journalists who worked for outlets such as Reuters, The Associated Press, and Al Jazeera.
«Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza,» Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
«Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff and all civilians. The military authorities are conducting a thorough investigation. Our war is with Hamas terrorists. Our just goals are defeating Hamas and bringing our hostages home.»
The composite image shows structural damage to Nasser Hospital alongside Palestinians carrying the body of a journalist after the strikes; authorities said at least 20 people, including five journalists, were killed. (Reuters/Hatem Khaled)
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Reports, citing medical officials, said two shells hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in quick succession. Israeli media reported that Israeli troops had fired the artillery rounds at the hospital to target a Hamas surveillance camera on the roof.
Cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters contractor, was killed near a live broadcasting position on an upper floor just below the roof in the first strike, Palestinian health officials said.
Israel then struck the site again, killing additional journalists as well as rescue workers and medics who had rushed in to help, hospital officials and witnesses told Reuters.
IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin echoed Netanyahu’s comments, stressing that the military makes every effort to mitigate civilian harm while ensuring troop safety.
«We are operating in an extremely complex reality. Hamas terrorists deliberately use civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, as shields,» Defrin said in a video posted to social media. «They have even operated from the Nasser Hospital itself. Hamas began this war, created impossible fighting conditions and is preventing its end by still holding 50 of our hostages.»

A man examines broadcast equipment damaged by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel regrets incident at Nasser Hospital and will investigate the strikes (Reuters/Hatem Khaled)
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Defrin said Israel will abide by international obligations and «investigate the deadly incident thoroughly and professionally.»
«Reporting from an active war zone carries immense risk, especially in a war with a terrorist organization such as Hamas, who cynically hides behind the civilian population,» he added.
The other journalists killed were identified as Mariam Abu Dagga, who freelanced for the Associated Press and other outlets; Mohammed Salama, who worked for Al Jazeera; Moaz Abu Taha, a freelancer who contributed to several news organizations, including Reuters; and Ahmed Abu Aziz.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel regrets incident at Nasser Hospital and will investigate the strikes. (Getty Images/Jim Watson)
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Photographer Hatem Khaled, also a Reuters contractor, was wounded.
Fox News’ Yael Kuriel, Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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