site.btaNew Drone Attack on Odesa, Explosions Reported around Midnight

A drone attack in Odessa and the region began about an hour before midnight. Sirens were activated at 11:17 pm. The regional and city authorities called on the population to take shelter in safe places.

Loud explosions were heard in different districts of Odesa at midnight. Drones continued to fly over the Ukrainian Black Sea city.

The drones came from the Black Sea. The first explosions were heard in the town of Yuzhne, 48 km from Odesa.

Bulgarians in Odesa region number over 150,000 people and are the third largest majority according to the official census in Ukraine in 2001.

The Bulgarians in Odesa region number over 150,000 people and are the third largest minority according to the official census in Ukraine in 2001. About 50-60,000 Bulgarians live in the city itself. The largest Bulgarian population is concentrated in Bolgrad, Izmail and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi regions.