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A mother and her three daughters were among seven people killed in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, during a fresh wave of Russian attacks. A baby and another girl were also killed, officials said.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy said Russia had attacked with drones and hypersonic missiles early on Wednesday.
The attack came as Ukraine reeled from Russia’s deadliest single bombardment this year – a strike on a military institute in the central city of Poltava that left 53 people dead.
Explosions were also heard on Wednesday over the capital Kyiv as air defences targeted Russian missiles. Five people were wounded in Kryvyy Rih when a hotel was hit and nearby blocks of flats were damaged.
President Volodymyr Zelensky/X Dozens of buildings were damaged in the heart of LvivPresident Volodymyr Zelensky/X
Dozens of buildings were damaged in the heart of Lviv
The attack on Lviv in the far west of Ukraine came as all of Ukraine was under air raid alert. Witnesses said the city was targeted at about 05:40 (02:40 GMT).
Russia’s defence ministry said it had fired Kinzhal hypersonic weapons at Ukrainian defence industry facilities in Lviv and that all designated targets had been hit.
However, Mr Sadovy said Russia’s attack had damaged more than 50 buildings in the historic heart of Lviv, including homes, schools and clinics.
He posted a picture on social media of a local family, saying that only the father had survived. His wife, Yevgenia, and their three daughters – Darina, Emilia and 21-year-old Yaryna – all died in their own home, he said.
Andriy Sadovy/Telegram The mayor of Lviv posted an image of a local family, four of whom were killed in the attackAndriy Sadovy/Telegram
The mayor of Lviv posted an image of a local family, four of whom were killed in the attack
The Ukrainian air force said Russia had fired 13 missiles and 29 attack drones and that seven cruise missiles and 22 drones were shot down.
Mr Sadovy said some buildings were struck near the railway station and Lviv regional administration head Maksym Kozytskyi said residential buildings had been damaged in the attack.