Russia bombed Lviv – Three dead, dozens injured, historic buildings destroyed

A Russian airstrike in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, not far from the border with NATO member Poland, has killed three people, injured more than 30 and destroyed historic buildings in the heart of the city, regional officials said today. .

The strikes came a day after the deadliest single attack this year, when Russia fired two ballistic missiles at a military institute in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, killing 50 people and injuring hundreds.

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Among those killed in Lviv by the drone and rocket attack was a 14-year-old girl, according to initial reports, while five children were among the injured, regional governor Maksim Kozytskyi said via Telegram.

Andriy Sandovy, the mayor of Lviv, which is the administrative center of the greater Lviv region, said a midwife and a man were among the dead, while 35 people were receiving medical attention.

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In a video posted on Telegram, in which the mayor is pictured among the debris of a destroyed building, he said more than 50 building structures, from schools to residences and clinics, were damaged, most of them in the heart of the city.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky also posted on Facebook the devastation caused by the bombings.

An eyewitness in the city also told Reuters that there was damage to buildings.

Map of Russian airstrikes in Ukraine

Neighboring Poland today took off warplanes for the third time in eight days to ensure the security of its national airspace, the operational command of the armed forces said.

"It was another busy night for the entire air defense system in Poland due to ... the strikes carried out by the long-range air force of the Russian Federation," the command said via X.

Russia also hit Kiev and other regions with missiles today, but no damage has been reported so far.

Russia has been pounding Ukraine in recent days with hundreds of missiles and drones, and some Russian military bloggers are reporting that this is Moscow's response to Kiev's recent incursion into Russian territory.

Russia has not yet commented on the attacks in Poltava and today's strikes in Lviv and Kiev.

Source: protothema.gr