site.btaFive Injured in Russian Strikes on Highway in Odesa Region

Five people were injured in Russian strikes on a highway in Ukraine’s Odesa Region on Tuesday, Odesa Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Kiper said on Telegram.

"Russian forces carried out a series of strikes on a highway in Odesa Region today. According to preliminary information, five people were injured. Two of them were hospitalized, one in extremely serious condition. Doctors are providing the necessary treatment and fighting for the lives and health of all those injured," Kiper said on Tuesday.

Trucks and passenger cars were damaged in the attacks.

Emergency services are working to deal with the aftermath of the strikes.

More than 150,000 Bulgarians live in the Odesa region, making them the third-largest ethnic group according to Ukraine’s latest official census. Some 50,000–60,000 Bulgarians live in the city of Odesa itself. The largest compact Bulgarian communities are concentrated in the Bolhrad, Izmail and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi districts.