site.btaRussian Drone Attack on Odesa Region Leaves Two Injured

Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on the Odesa region overnight, leaving two people injured, Oleh Kiper, Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, said on Telegram.

Kiper reported that the strikes caused damage to port infrastructure, as well as to three residential buildings and seven vehicles in the Izmail district.

Fires broke out at the impacted sites but were later extinguished by emergency responders.

Authorities are currently working to deal with the aftermath of the attack.

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