Russian air attack on Ukraine’s Lviv kills seven people
Al Jazeera
A Russian air attack on Ukraine’s western city of Lviv has killed seven people, including three children, according to Ukrainian officials.
Moscow has stepped up its aerial attacks after Ukraine’s surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk region.
The missile and drone strike on Lviv’s historic centre triggered renewed calls from Ukrainian officials for Western partners to provide air defence systems and long-range weapons to retaliate by attacking targets deep inside Russia.
“In total, seven people died in Lviv, including three children,” Internal Affairs Minister Igor Klymenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
He said search and rescue operations were on in Lviv, located near the border with NATO member Poland, which has largely been spared over the last two and a half years of war.
