At least three people were killed this morning in the town of Lutsk, in Volyn, western Ukraine, in another Russian missile strike that hit other towns in the country.
In addition to the fatalities, the attack, which targeted several businesses in the city, also caused several injuries that required hospitalization. said the head of Volyn’s military administration, Yuri Pogulyajko, quoted by Ukraine’s Ukrinform news agency.
The Russian bombings hit other cities and the air raid alert was activated across the country at around 04:00 local time (02:00 in Lisbon).
A Russian missile hit a factory in Dnipro, central Ukraine, injuring at least two people, including a 70-year-old man who was taken to hospital, and sparked a fire in an industrial area of about 800 square meters, which has already died outsaid the head of the Dnipro military administration, Sergey Lysak.
A rocket attack damaged a sports complex in #Dnipro. pic.twitter.com/kqL8rZ9VH8
– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 15, 2023
There were also attacks in Lviv, in western Ukraine, one of which caused “great destruction” in a neighborhood of more than 100 houses, the city’s mayor said.
“Fortunately, there are no casualties,” Andrey Sadovy said on the Telegram messaging platform, adding that four people had received medical attention, although none of them were in danger of death.
#Russian intruders launched a missile attack #Lviv, said local authorities. One of the rockets flew into the courtyard of a kindergarten.
There are no casualties. pic.twitter.com/FzcD38480d
– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 15, 2023
As a result of shelling by the occupiers of the Lviv region, 15 people were injured, according to the regional military administration.
About 40 houses were damaged. pic.twitter.com/4e91i05PAR
– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 15, 2023
According to military sources quoted by Ukrinform, Last night, Russian forces fired about 28 cruise missiles, 16 of which were intercepted by Ukraine’s air defenses.
The missiles were fired from Russian bombers in the Caspian Sea and from a frigate in the Black Sea.
Late Monday afternoon there were also attacks in the eastern Ukraine city of Kramatorsk that left two dead and one injured.
Source: DN
