Russian missiles hit near Lviv airport as strikes continue

Russian forces are pressing their assault Ukrainian cities, hitting a building near the western city of Lviv’s airport with missiles, as world leaders push for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeat attacks on civilian targets

LVIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, hitting a building near a western city's airport with missiles, as world leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeated attacks on civilian targets, including airstrikes on schools, hospitals and residential areas.

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said on Telegram that several missiles hit a facility used to repair military aircraft and damaged a bus repair facility, though no casualties were immediately reported. The aircraft repair facility had suspended work ahead of the attack, the mayor said.

The missiles that hit Lviv were launched from the Black Sea, but two of the six that were launched were shot down, Ukrainian air force’s western command said on Facebook.

Not far from the Polish border and well behind the front lines, Lviv and the surrounding area has not been spared Russia's attacks, the worst of which killed nearly three dozen people last weekend at a training facility near the city. Meanwhile, the city's population has swelled by some 200,000 as people from elsewhere in Ukraine have sought shelter there.