Odessa was attacked with ballistic missiles from Crimea, the authorities announced. Loud explosions were heard in the Ukrainian Black Sea city at 7:34 p.m., a few minutes after an air alert was announced, BTA reported.
Everyone should be in bomb shelters until the alarm goes off, there is information about a repeat attack, Odessa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov informed in the Telegram application.
According to preliminary information from local channels in Telegram, a target has been hit. 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. In the city of Odesa itself live about 50-60 thousand Bulgarians. The largest compact Bulgarian population is concentrated in Bolgrad, Izmail and Belgorod-Dniester regions.