The Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odessa was attacked with ballistic missiles from Crimea, reported the local channels in Telegram.
The sirens were activated at 7:17 p.m., minutes later, explosions rang out in the city.
Residents in Odessa and the district have gone into hiding.
Our region is in danger of a missile attack, regional governor Oleg Kiper calls.
According to information in the local channels, it is supposed to be an attack with an "Iskander-M" missile. Smoke is visible in the sky. Official information is awaited.
Bulgarians in Odesa region number over 150,000 people and are the third largest according to the official census in Ukraine in 2001.
About 50-60 thousand Bulgarians live in the city of Odessa itself. The largest compact Bulgarian population is concentrated in Bolgrad, Izmail and Belgorod-Dniester regions.