site.btaOvernight Rocket Attack Kills 15 in Odesa, Ukraine

Odesa regional administration leader Oleg Kiper reported on Telegram on Saturday that an overnight rocket attack executed by Russia on the Odesa port infrastructure killed seven people and injured another 15. Work of the operational and emergency services is hampered by the ongoing air alert.

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.