site.btaUPDATED Twelve Injured in Overnight Missile and Drone Attack on Odesa

The number of injured in the overnight attack in Odesa has risen to 12, with 11 of them hospitalized in a moderately serious condition, Oleg Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Administration, reported on his Telegram channel on Sunday.

According to the regional governor, there was another attack in the Odesa region Sunday afternoon, which struck a residential area. The strike caused damage to a residential building and caused a fire. Details of the attack’s consequences are still being ascertained.

The regional authorities are urging citizens not to ignore air-raid sirens and to remain in air-raid shelters until the alert has ended.

Earlier on Sunday, Kiper said that eight people were injured in the massive combined overnight attack on Odesa. Healthcare experts have assessed the condition of seven of the injured as moderately serious, he said, adding that most of them suffered shrapnel wounds.

Kipper said that Russian forces used several dozen missiles and drones in the attack. Damage was caused to infrastructure and residential buildings. He said: "Odesa has suffered serious damage. Residential buildings have been damaged and partially destroyed in two districts of the city. Cars have also been destroyed or damaged in fires." Damage to energy infrastructure led to power cuts in parts of Odesa and the region. Water supplies and mobile communications have been cut off in parts of the city.

All relevant services are working to deal with the aftermath of the attack.

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.