site.btaOdesa under Drone Attack, Loud Explosions Heard

More than 12 drones attacked Odesa and the region from the Black Sea shortly before midnight on Thursday, local channels reported on Telegram. Loud explosions echoed in the Ukrainian Black Sea city. 

Sirens were triggered at 23.35. Local authorities urged citizens to hide in bomb shelters.

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.