Loud explosions were heard in Odessa at 06.57, after which the air alert was immediately activated. The city was attacked with cruise missiles, reported local channels in the Telegram application, quoted by BTA.
The authorities urged everyone to hide in bomb shelters.
In some parts of the city, residents were left without electricity after the explosions.
According to preliminary information, there are objects in the city that have been hit.
Bulgarians in Odesa region number over 150,000 people and are the third most numerous according to the official census in Ukraine in 2001. About 50-60 thousand Bulgarians live in the city of Odesa itself. The largest compact Bulgarian population is concentrated in the Bolgrad, Izmail and Belgorodnist regions.