Due to the heavy resistance of the 9th Independent Army ( initially ) and the rapidly formed Separate Coastal Army , which was formed from the Coastal Group of the 9th Army , and the Black Sea Fleet forces in Odessa , it took the Romanian army 73 days of siege and four attempts to take the city , during which they suffered 93,000 casualties , while the Red Army suffered around 41,000 casualties .
Due to the strong fighting of the 9th Independent Army ( initially ) and the Separate Coastal Army , and the Black Sea Fleet forces in Odessa , it took the Romanian army 73 days of siege and four attacks to capture the city .