The city of Lviv, in western Ukraine, was the target of two Russian bombings this afternoon, injuring at least five people, regional governor Maxim Kozicki told the Telegram.
“There were two rocket attacks inside the city of Lviv,” Kozicki said in an online post.
The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a rally in the eastern part of the city, Litsakivsky, without any reports of injuries or severe damage.
“The information according to which a building or other infrastructure was damaged has not been confirmed,” the governor added.
A resident of the neighborhood told Agence France-Presse that there was a fuel depot nearby.
The governor posted a video on Telegram with himself driving, saying he was returning to the spot. “Everything is under control, (newer) information will follow, stay calm,” he says.
Local authorities have urged residents to seek refuge after strong explosions on the outskirts of the city.
Earlier, the regional governor had spoken of three powerful explosions on the eastern outskirts of Lviv.
A Sky News crew came under fire from Russian artillery as they tried to cross a bridge in the city of Chernihiv used by civilians, doctors and rescuers.
The blow was recorded by the camera of the TV crew with the journalist and her team trying to cover themselves. The shocking video is making the rounds on the internet.
The mayor of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv said today that 44 seriously injured people, including three children, could not be transported to safer areas for treatment as the city was cut off by Russian forces.
US President Joe Biden has called Vladimir Putin’s Russian counterpart a “butcher” and said he was not sure Moscow had changed its strategy in the Ukraine war after Moscow said it would focus on full “liberation”. Donbass area.
New remarks made by US President Joe Biden about his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin narrow the scope for improving relations between the two countries, TASS news agency reported today, citing a Kremlin spokesman.
At the same time, Turkey maintains a controversial stance on the war after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu made new statements, stressing that Russian oligarchs are welcome in Turkey.
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