site.btaOdesa Comes under Ballistic Missile Attack Launched from Crimea

Loud explosions echoed over the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa at 7:34 p.m. on Wednesday, just minutes after an air raid alert was issued.

"The enemy attacked Odesa with a ballistic missile this evening," Odesa Province Governor Oleh Kiper said. "The aggressor's target is the port's civil infrastructure," he added.

Two people were injured, Kiper said.

Odesa Province is home to the third-largest community of expatriate Bulgarians, numbering more than 150,000. Between 50,000 and 60,000 Bulgarians live in the provincial capital, Odesa.