At least five Russian missiles fell in Western Ukrainian city of group on Saturday, killing five people and damage city infrastructure.
The attack This came at a time when US President Joe Biden was visiting the capital of Poland, whose borders just 72 kilometers (45 miles). The powerful scared explosions a city was a haven for hundreds of in thousands of people Flee from the Russian attack on other parts of Ukraine.
thick black smoke rose from first blast site on The city’s northeastern suburbs for hours before second set of Explosions have been reported.
The regional governor, Maxim Kozytsky, said on Facebook that the initial indications were five people were injured in The first attack But she did not specify what the two missiles were hit. Hours later, report three more Explosions outside the city again with without details.
The mayor of Lviv Andrei Sadovy called second round rocket attacksaying it caused severe damage to an unspecified “infrastructure object”.
Sadovyi later admitted death The death toll was five, without specifying whether they were civilians.
Lviv has largely not been spared since February 24 in Russia invasion of Ukraine, although missiles hit an aircraft repair facility near international airport a week ago.
The back-to-back Attacks on Saturday brought cold to the Ukrainian population and displaced who He saw Lviv as relatively safe place to rebuild their lives. Home to about 700,000 people before invasionThe city absorbed a lot more.
In a dim, crowded bomb shelter under a short apartment building walk away from first The site of the explosion, Olana Ukrainets couldn’t believe she had to hide again. I fled to Lviv from Kharkiv, one of Cities that have been bombed of Russia invasion.
“We were in one side of The street and I saw him on other sidea 34-year-old IT worker said of blast. “We saw fire. I told my friend what is this? Then we heard sound of Exploding and breaking glass. We tried to hide between the buildings. I do not know what is the point “.
She felt comfortable after escaping to Lviv, to the point she reached air No longer raid sirens caused afraid.
“I was sure Not all of these alerts will contain any of them results. me want To say it sometimes when I hear them at night just stayed in “The bed,” she said. “today I’m changed my mind and me should Hide every time. … no one of Ukrainian cities are safe now.”
There was no word right away of total injuries in Saturday attacks, but survivors were worried. A few witnesses said they were shopping nearby, although area It is part of the industry one.
“We saw many ambulances coming,” said Inga Capitola, 24, a longtime IT worker who She said she was 100 or 200 meters away from first attack I felt the blast wave. “It was so close,” she said. added.
