Six people killed in missile attacks on Lviv

Six people killed in missile attacks on Lviv

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At least six people were killed and eight more, including a child, were injured in missile attacks on Lviv early on Monday.

The head of the regional military administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Unfortunately, there are dead and injured. As of now, six people have been killed and eight injured. One child is among those injured. The data are being clarified," Kozytskyi wrote.

According to Ukraine's Air Command West, four missiles hit Lviv this morning. Three of them struck military infrastructure and one hit a tyre fitting service. A fire broke out. The facilities were severely damaged.

Several missiles strikes were recorded near the main railway station in Lviv. There are no casualties among passengers and railway workers.

On February 24, Russian President Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops are shelling and destroying critical infrastructure and residential areas of Ukrainian cities, towns and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.

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