site.btaOdesa under Missile Attack, Loud Explosions Heard in City - Mayor Trukhanov

Loud explosions were heard in Odesa at 5:46 p.m. local time, Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov reported. According to local Telegram channels, the city was attacked with three missiles from the Black Sea. Air raid alerts sounded at 5:45 p.m.

The local Telegram channels also reported a missile attack on Chernomorsk. Local authorities call on the population to seek shelter.

Bulgarians in the Odesa region number more than 150,000 and were the third largest population group in Ukraine in 2001, according to the official census. About 50,000 - 60,000 Bulgarians live in the city of Odesa itself. The largest compact Bulgarian population is concentrated in the Bolhrad, Izmail and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi districts.