According to Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy, Russia launched an early-morning strike on Wednesday using drones and hypersonic missiles. Officials said that among the dead were a newborn, two girls, ages nine and fourteen, and a lady who worked as a midwife in the city.
The air defense system in Kiev also heard explosions when it targeted Russian missiles.
Meanwhile, officials in the city of Kryvyy Rih said that five people were hurt when a hotel was struck and adjacent blocks sustained damage.
Additionally, dozens of people were hurt in Lviv, and according to Mr.
In addition, dozens of people were injured in Lviv, and according to Mr. Sadovy, over 50 structures in the city’s center—including residences, clinics, and schools—had sustained damage.
The strikes occurred while Ukraine was still in shock following a significant hit on a military institute in the capital city of Poltava on Tuesday that claimed at least 50 lives.
Rescue personnel are still searching for attack survivors among the institute’s debris.
Two weeks earlier, Mykyta Petrov, a 26-year-old cadet at the Poltava Military Communications Institute, said that two missiles struck on Tuesday just after 09:00 (06:00 GMT), with the second one detonating barely three seconds after the first.
