One person reported killed by lightning, several more injured in Odesa region Unprecedented natural disaster hits southern Ukraine. An earthquake occurred in the coastal city of Mariupol, with magnitude reaching 6.0. Despite epicentre being fixed in south-eastern region, the shocks were sensed in Crimea, as well as in Zaporizzhya, Berdyansk, and Dnipro, all of them in central and southern parts of Ukraine. The first tremours in Mariupol happened allegedly at about 11 am. The local residents said they did not pay attention at first, for the city lies close to the front line where earth vibrations have become a common phenomenon. Ivan, local resident: "It seemed as if the war has started, as if the city was being shelled by the missiles. Though we saw nothing in the sky." No victims or injured reported so far. General noise and vibration lasted for several minutes. The recent earthquake was the first in almost a century to be that strong, though minor shakings have happened for more than