Strong explosions echoed in Odessa and Chernomorsk in the early hours of this morning, BTA reported.
An air alert was announced at 05:37 (and Bulgarian time). According to information of the regional applications in "Telegram" the Ukrainian armed forces have destroyed a ballistic missile and a drone.
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 Odesa itself. The largest compact Bulgarian population is concentrated in the Bolgrad, Izmail and Belgorodnist regions.