site.btaRussia Attacks Ukrainian city of Odesa with Ballistic Missile

Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa with a ballistic missile on Sunday morning, causing a loud explosion, local channels reported on Telegram.

Air raid sirens for this attack were activated at 5:59 am local time (also Bulgarian time), and the explosion was heard at 6:06 am.

Local channels on Telegram also reported on a damaged building.

Earlier that night, Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov wrote on Telegram that more than 15 Russian drones were attacking Odesa.

Regional authorities urged Odesa residents to immediately take shelter in bomb shelters.

There are over 150,000 Bulgarians in the Odessa region, making them the third largest ethnic group according to the latest official census in Ukraine.

There are 50,000-60,000 Bulgarians living in the city of Odessa itself. The largest compact Bulgarian population is concentrated in the Bolhrad, Izmail, and Belgorod-Dnestrovsky districts.