Photo from timer-odessa.net
Two powerful explosions hit the city of Odesa within moments of each other at about 0210 on Friday, local newspaper Timer has reported.
According to preliminary reports, the blasts caused no casualties.
According to residents of the city, they could hear two explosions in quick succession, with the second one being a bit weaker. The explosions were heard in almost all districts of the city – Velykiy Fontan, Cheriomushky, in the center of the city and even in the village of Nerubaiske.
The first explosion was at the crossroads of Velyka Arnautska and Staroportofrankivska, a billboard was blown up there, as well as a nearby newsstand.
The other explosion also damaged a billboard, which was sited at the crossroads of Admiralskiy Avenue and Krasnova Street.
As UNIAN reported earlier, three empty wagons of a moving freight train were derailed by an explosion on the railway in Odesa region on June 4.