Odessa was attacked tonight with a ballistic missile, the chairman of the Odessa regional military administration Oleg Kiper announced in the “Telegram“ application. According to him, a loud explosion echoed in the city, BTA reports.
Local channels report that a target has been hit, with black smoke rising above the area of the strike. The air raid alert was announced at 18:36, and four minutes later explosions were heard. It was canceled at 18:54.
Since the beginning of the day until now, Odessa and the region have been under air raid alert six times due to threats of missile and drone attacks.
At 19:17 Reports emerged that drones had been launched from the Russian city of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, with citizens urged to monitor the information and respond to any new alerts.