ALBAWABA - Earlier this morning, Russian forces launched airstrikes on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, injuring one man and causing a major industrial warehouse to go up in flames.
Lviv’s governor Maxim Kozitsky said on Telegram: "A woman and a man were found under the rubble in Lviv. According to preliminary information, the woman was not injured. The man is in a serious condition,".
Air raid warnings for the region were withdrawn over three hours later, at around 0300 GMT, according to Lviv city mayor Andriy Sadovyi.
Since the beginning of the war in February 2022, Russia has launched multiple attacks on Ukrainian territory outside of the battle lines, with the goal of destroying facilities important to Kyiv's defense, energy, and agriculture, Reuters reported.
According to a report by the New York Times, a Russian attack that killed at least 17 people earlier this month in a crowded market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka, appeared to be a "tragic mishap" on Ukraine's part.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the attack at the time, saying Russia was behind it.
"Evidence collected and analyzed by The New York Times, including missile fragments, satellite imagery, witness accounts, and social media posts, strongly suggests the catastrophic strike was the result of an errant Ukrainian air defense missile fired by a Buk launch system," the New York Times reported.
