Russian missile hits Ukrainian city of Lviv

Lviv, Aug 4: As a result of the Russian missile strike on the Lviv region, two explosions occurred in the territory of a military unit in the Chervonohrad district.

 

 

 

Maksym Kozytskyi, the head of Lviv Regional Military Administration, said in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports.

"Unfortunately, a military unit in Chervonohrad district was hit. There is no information about the victims. The scale of destruction is still being determined," the regional governor said.

 

 

 

He also added that the enemy launched eight cruise missiles from the eastern direction, some of them were shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces in other regions. According to Kozytskyi, no casualties have been reported in the Lviv region. As the General Staff earlier reported, the Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed seven out of eight cruise missiles that the Russian troops fired at the territory of Ukraine from the Caspian Sea. As a result of the strike, an anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed in the Lviv region. Ukraine has been conducting strikes on bridges in the area for several weeks now, hoping to cut off supplies to Russian troops in Kherson ahead of an announced counteroffensive.

 

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