hitherto relatively spared, Lviv hit by Russian strikes

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D.Schlienger, A.Kononenko, @RevelateursFTV, P.Goldmann – France 3

France Televisions

In Ukraine, Russian strikes hit the city of Lviv, a city of refuge for all those fleeing the fighting in the east of the country, on Monday 18 April. There are at least seven dead and 11 injured. Now, no area of ​​the country is spared from the bombardments.

The city of Lviv (Ukraine)which had been relatively spared from the fighting in Ukraine so far, was the target of Russian strikes on Monday (April 18th). On the morning of April 18, residents filmed the strikes that descended on their city. In the streets, the general alert was given. Some residents near the station tried to flee.

The targets were military sites, including a foreign arms depot, according to Moscow. A garage, which adjoins the tracks, was also hit, and the entire building caught fire. The emergency services tried to intervene as soon as possible. quickly because the employees had just arrived on the spot, in vain. According to a provisional report, there are seven dead, including a child, and a dozen injured. A total of five airstrikes hit this town in western Ukraine by surprise, just 50 km from the Polish border. The city had become a refuge for nearly 200,000 displaced Ukrainians.


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