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Strong explosions echo in Odessa, the city is under attack from the Black Sea

Regional authorities call on residents to take shelter in bomb shelters

Снимка: БГНЕС/ EPA

Explosions echo in Odessa. The city is under attack from the Black Sea, the head of the Odessa city military administration Sergiy Lysak announced on his channel in "Telegram", BTA reported.

A group of drones is moving from the sea in all areas of the city, local channels in the "Telegram" application inform.

The air alert was announced at 9:25 p.m. Regional authorities call on residents to take shelter in 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.