site.btaUNESCO Heritage Site Damaged in Russian Drone Strike on Odesa

A UNESCO World Heritage site was damaged in the historic centre of Odesa during a large-scale overnight drone attack by Russia, Oleg Kiper, Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, said on Telegram on Thursday.

The strike also caused other material damage and fires. A multi-story residential building was reported damaged, and details about potential casualties are still being confirmed.

Odesa Region is home to the third largest community of expatriate Bulgarians, numbering more than 150,000 people, according to an official population census in Ukraine in 2001. Bulgarians in the region are concentrated in the districts of Bolhrad, Izmail and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.