Russia says it hit military targets in Lviv (western Ukraine) with cruise missiles, the defense minister said on Sunday.
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The Russian military hit a fuel depot that was used by Ukrainian forces near Lviv with cruise missiles to target a factory in the city used to repair air defense systems, radar stations and gunsights. tank, detailed the minister.
"The armed forces of the Russian Federation continue their offensive actions within the framework of the special military operation,"
ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.
The ministry also showed video of the missile strikes in Lviv.
Local authorities in Lviv said people were injured in the strikes.
Russia also used ship-borne cruise missiles to destroy an arsenal of S-300 missiles and "BUK" anti-aircraft missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry added.
Finally, he clarified that Russian forces had destroyed several drones.
On the Ukrainian side, Interior Minister's adviser Vadym Denysenko said that Russia had struck depots of fuel and food stocks, which would lead the government to disperse these stocks in the near future.