Lviv

2022 - 3 - 18

Lviv attack: Russia strikes strategic Ukraine city - CNN (CNN)

Russia launched missile strikes near an airport in Lviv on Friday, a strategic Ukrainian city not far from the Polish border that had until now largely been ...

describe how Lviv, founded in the late Middle Ages, became a flourishing administrative, religious and commercial center for several centuries. Western Ukraine's supply lanes have become even more important as Russia chokes off sea passages and lays siege to the country's south. Ukraine's armed forces say initial information suggests Russia launched six missiles towards Lviv on Friday morning.

Russia hits Lviv for first time as aerial assault on Ukraine intensifies (Sand Hills Express)

Kyiv — Another major Ukrainian city — very close to the country's western border with Poland — has come under Russian fire. As the capital Kyiv reeled from ...

In Kyiv, meanwhile, a man wept over the body of his dead mother. In the heart of Lviv, meanwhile, there was a silent protest against the toll Russia’s brutality has taken on Ukraine’s most vulnerable. It remained unclear how many people might still be trapped, or how many had died in the theater, where more than 1,000 were said to have been taking shelter. A Russian strike hit what was said to be a facility for the repair of military aircraft. “The lives of our Ukrainian children. As the capital Kyiv reeled from more shelling, black smoke rose over the previously untouched city of Lviv for the first time on Friday morning.

Russian missiles hit aircraft plant near Lviv airport in western Ukraine (The Guardian)

Russian missiles have struck an aircraft repair plant in Ukraine's western city of Lviv, 50 miles from the border with Poland and a safe haven for hundreds ...

There are at least 200,000 internally displaced people in Lviv, stretching the city’s capacity to its limits. The city has been described as the soul of Ukraine and a symbol of Ukrainian nationalism. Since the Russian invasion began, Lviv has rapidly transformed into a garrison town.

Russian missiles hit a fighter jet repair facility in the closest strike yet ... (NPR)

The western Ukrainian city of Lviv has been a bastion of relative normalcy since the Russian invasion began last month. Friday's strike, just over 4 miles ...

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Russian strikes hit Ukrainian capital and outskirts of Lviv - News ... (whbc.com)

Ukrainian servicemen carry containers backdropped by a blaze at a warehouse after a bombing on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 17, 2022.

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109 empty strollers sit in a Lviv square, representing children killed ... (KNAU Arizona Public Radio)

"This is a terrible price of war that Ukraine is paying today," Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said as his city paid tribute to the youngest victims of violence.

Federal prosecutors in Ukraine said on Friday that 109 children have died in the violence, and more than 130 have been wounded. Another 34 died in the Kharkiv oblast. "We call on all adults around the world to stand as one shield to protect Ukrainian children and give them future."

Lviv, Ukraine, hit with missiles for 1st time since Russian invasion (ABC News)

Russian missile strikes hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv Friday, marking the first strike on the city since the invasion began.

The missiles hit the area near Lviv's airport, about 4 miles from the city center, according to the mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovyi. Two of the missiles were destroyed by anti-aircraft missile troops, command said. Russian missiles will not be shot down by age-old rifles that certain parties try to supply to us instead of modern equipment," Zelenskyy said.