At least seven people were killed and eleven others injured (including a child) in "powerful" Russian strikes on Lviv on Monday morning.
The large city in western Ukraine, usually relatively spared from the fighting, was the target early in the morning of at least five missiles.
"Five powerful missile strikes in one fell swoop on the civilian infrastructure of the old European city of Lviv," said Mikhailo Podoliak, adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Twitter.
A resident of southwest Lviv testified to seeing thick plumes of gray smoke rising into the sky behind apartment buildings.
Andriï, 21, said he heard the anti-bombing sirens around 8 a.m.
“I slept during the first three knocks, but when the last one fell, it was as if my windows were going to explode.
And the furniture moved, ”he describes.
According to the regional governor, Maksym Kozitsky, the strikes hit military infrastructure, buildings near railway installations and a garage, causing fires.
All are "seriously damaged".
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Located far from the front, Lviv and western Ukraine have rarely been targeted by bombardments since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
On March 26, Lviv suffered a series of Russian strikes, two of which hit a fuel depot and injured five.
The city had also been the target on March 18 of a strike which had hit an aircraft repair factory near the airport, without causing any casualties.
And on March 13, Russian cruise missiles targeted a major military base about 40 kilometers northwest of Lviv, killing at least 35 people and injuring 134.