site.btaMissile Attack on Odesa Region Leaves Six Dead, Eight Injured

Six people have been killed and eight injured in yet another Russian ballistic missile attack on the Odesa region, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram. Four of the injured are in serious condition.

The target was the port infrastructure.

A container ship under the flag of Panama has been hit, Kiper reported, adding that this is the third attack on a civilian vessel in the last four days.

"The Russians are trying to disrupt the operation of the Ukrainian grain corridor, killing civilians and destroying infrastructure," the regional governor said.

Odesa region is home to the third largest community of expatriate Bulgarians, numbering more than 150,000 people, according to the official 2001 census in Ukraine. Between 50,000 and 60,000 Bulgarians live in the regional capital, Odesa. Bulgarians in the region are concentrated in the districts of Bolhrad, Izmail, and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.