LVIV: Air raid sirens sounded on Saturday afternoon in the western city of Lviv, and governor of the region Maxym Kozytsky reported “three powerful explosions near Lviv” without giving details of what was hit. Footage shot by The Associated Press showed thick plumes of smoke rising above the city.
Lviv, a city of over 700,000 roughly 70 km (43 miles) east of Ukraine’s border with Poland, has been largely spared from major Russian attacks in recent weeks. Two weeks ago, the Russian forces fired missiles on a military training centre near Lviv, which at the time was the most westward target, and killed 35 people.
Since the beginning of the invasion, Lviv has become a safe harbour for some 200,000 displaced Ukrainians.
The explosions on Saturday came as US President Joe Biden was wrapping up a visit to neighbouring Nato ally Poland in which he told Poland’s president that “your freedom is ours.”
Lviv, a city of over 700,000 roughly 70 km (43 miles) east of Ukraine’s border with Poland, has been largely spared from major Russian attacks in recent weeks. Two weeks ago, the Russian forces fired missiles on a military training centre near Lviv, which at the time was the most westward target, and killed 35 people.
Since the beginning of the invasion, Lviv has become a safe harbour for some 200,000 displaced Ukrainians.
The explosions on Saturday came as US President Joe Biden was wrapping up a visit to neighbouring Nato ally Poland in which he told Poland’s president that “your freedom is ours.”
