site.btaOdesa Region Attacked with Drones

Odesa and the surrounding Ukrainian region were attacked with drones, local Telegram channels reported early on Friday. Around 20 drones were launched from the Black Sea area toward Odesa, Chornomorsk, Ovidiopol and Zatoka, the local channels added.

An air raid alert was issued at 01:22. Regional authorities urged residents to take shelter in bomb shelters.

Bulgarians in Odesa Oblast number over 150,000 and constitute the third-largest community according to the latest official census in Ukraine. In the city of Odesa itself, around 50–60,000 Bulgarians live. The largest concentrated Bulgarian populations are in the Bolhrad, Izmail, and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi districts.