2023-07-06 17:45:56
A missile strike against a residential building in Lviv on Thursday killed at least five people and injured 36, according to a latest report from the Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Independent, which quotes the emergency services. “There could be more people under the rubble,” said the mayor of this western Ukrainian city, Andriï Sadovyi, located hundreds of kilometers from the front lines. Relief operations must continue.
The attack injured 36 people, according to the latest report by the State Emergency Service.
The number of casualties may change as the rescue operation is ongoing.
???? The State Emergency Service, Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi/Telegram pic.twitter.com/Z3nQaB4fLq
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) July 6, 2023
In images shared with the Ukrainian authorities, a building appears badly damaged, devoid of a portion of its highest floors, the windows shattered. “The 3rd and 4th floors of two sections of the building were destroyed,” described the Minister of the Interior. “More than 50 apartments were devastated (…) An office building suffered damage”, as well as the building of a school and the dormitory of the Polytechnic University of Lviv”, reported for his part the mayor of Lviv.
Lviv. Consequences of the night attack by Russian terrorists. Unfortunately, there are wounded and dead. My condolences to the relatives!
There will definitely be a response to the enemy. A strong one. pic.twitter.com/9yl1MT6Eu4
— Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) July 6, 2023
In a message on Telegram, the head of the regional administration Maksym Kozytsky attributed this “direct fire against a residential building” to Russian forces. He had reported overnight that “enemy missiles” were heading towards western regions of Ukraine, citing the Ukrainian armed forces. “A series of explosions” was then heard in Lviv, according to the mayor.
A “tangible” answer
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately promised a “tangible” response “There will certainly be a response to the enemy”, insisted the Ukrainian president on Telegram in a message accompanied by a video where we can distinguish several heavily damaged buildings.
Andriï Sadovyi claimed on Telegram that it was “the largest attack on civilian infrastructure in Lviv since the start of the full-scale invasion” of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. kilometers from the front, Lviv and its region have indeed already been the target of attacks.
On the night of June 19-20, “critical infrastructure” in the city was hit by drones, the local governor reported, and five people were killed in March in a shooting at a residential area of Velyka Vilchanytsia, in the Lviv region.
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