Russian missile attack on Lviv: 7 people killed, including one child, and 47 injured – photos, video
Seven people, including 3 children, have been killed and 47 others injured in a Russian missile strike on the city of Lviv on 4 September. Source: Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of Lviv Oblast Military Administration; Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi; Ihor Zinkevych, member of Lviv City Council; State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Telegram Quote from Kozytskyi: "A sad day for our oblast.
Seven people, including 3 children, have been killed and 47 others injured in a Russian missile strike on the city of Lviv on 4 September.
Source: Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of Lviv Oblast Military Administration; Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi; Ihor Zinkevych, member of Lviv City Council; State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Telegram
Quote from Kozytskyi: "A sad day for our oblast. A fifth person has died. A child. The number of injured has risen to 38."
Details: Just a few minutes later, Sadovyi reported that the death toll had increased to seven. Later, the Lviv mayor reported that three of the seven fatalities were children.
Ukraine's Interior Ministry noted that the search and rescue operation continues.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that the number of victims had risen to 47 as of 11:23.
Earlier, Sadovyi reported that a woman and a man had died. He said the deceased woman was 50 years old and worked as a midwife at the 5th outpatient clinic in Lviv. Information about the deceased man is still being confirmed.
Kozytskyi added that the third person killed is a 14-year-old girl.
Quote from Kozytskyi: "Five children are among the casualties. As of now, it is known that one 15-year-old child is in a moderate condition, while four others have minor injuries."
Ihor Zinkevych, a member of Lviv City Council, said that "11 people are in a critical condition in Lviv hospitals".
More details: Zinkevych said that over 50 residential buildings had been damaged in the central part of the city. People will be relocated from there.
In addition, two medical institutions and two schools were damaged.
Background: On the morning of 4 September, a fire broke out in a residential building near the main railway station, injuring 17 people, following a Russian strike in Lviv. Two schools were damaged and many windows were shattered in the central part of the city.
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