Eight "Kalibur" and "Iskander" missiles attacked Odessa and the region from the Black Sea, local Telegram channels report.
The target is the ports of Odessa and Chernomorsk, as well as the energy infrastructure, local Telegram channels also write. The air alert warning continues.
Previously, it was reported that over 10 drones were massively attacking Odessa from the Black Sea, local Telegram channels report.
Loud explosions were heard throughout the city. This is the fifth attack today.
Local authorities have urged residents to immediately head to bomb shelters.
The Bulgarians in the Odessa region number over 150,000 people and are the third largest according to the latest official census in Ukraine. About 50-60 thousand Bulgarians live in the city of Odessa itself. The largest compact Bulgarian population is concentrated in the Bolgrad, Izmail and Belgorod-Dniester regions.