Russians strike closer to Polish border, port city reels
ABC News
Russian forces struck a military training base in western Ukraine, bringing their offensive closer to the border with Poland while pounding the port city of Mariupol
MARIUPOL, Ukraine -- Russian forces struck a military training base in western Ukraine on Sunday morning, bringing their offensive closer to the border with Poland.
Eight rockets were fired at the Yaroviv military range, located 30 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of Lviv, the regional administration said, without offering any details about possible casualties. The range is 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Ukraine’s border with Poland.
Since 2015, the U.S. has regularly sent instructors to the military range, also known as the Yaroviv International Peacekeeping and Security Center, to train Ukraine’s military and the facility has also hosted international NATO drills.
On Saturday, Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine, pounding Mariupol in the south, shelling the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv, and thwarting the efforts of people trying to flee the violence.
