Russian forces attack Lviv, killing seven, including three children

Due to the Russian combined missile and UAV attack launched in Lviv, over 30 individuals were wounded, and 7 lost their lives, including children.

Lviv's Mayor Andriy Sadovyi, Ukraine's President and the First Medical Association of Lviv, reported that.

According to Zelensky's original report, Russia has once again launched missiles at Ukrainian cities and citizens.

"As of now, five people have died as a result of the attack on Lviv, among them a child – a 14-year-old girl. My condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims. More than 30 people were injured. Ordinary residential buildings in the city, schools, and medical institutions were damaged.

As a result of the Russian attack against Kryvyi Rih, five people were injured. There is destruction of houses and civil infrastructure. Our services are working on the ground and are doing everything necessary to eliminate the consequences of the attack. All the wounded are given the required assistance.

Each of our partners in the world who help Ukraine with air defense is a real defender of life. Anyone who convinces partners to give Ukraine more range to respond to terror justly is working to prevent such Russian terrorist attacks on Ukrainian cities. Terror must be stopped," Zelensky responded.

The head of Lviv, in response, announced that there were seven fatalities as of 9 a.m., including three children.

"Three of the seven dead are children," Sadovyi stressed.

In turn, the head of the regional military administration Kozytskyi added that 38 residents were injured.

"We have already lost four people as a result of this attack. The number of victims has increased to 38. It is a black day for our region," he wrote.

The First Medical Association of Lviv also reported that 35 patients were transported for medical treatment. All of them were from areas that were heavily hit by morning rocket attacks on Lviv:

• 18 patients were taken to Saint Luke's Hospital.

• 14 patients were sent to Saint Panteleimon Hospital.

• Three children were brought to Saint Nicholas Hospital.

^{Photo: Telegram / Zelensky / Official}

"Surgery rooms are currently in use. Teams of traumatology doctors are performing procedures. At this moment, critical patients' lives are being saved in 6 different operating rooms," Nataliia Matolinets, medical director of the medical association, said.

As she explained, the injuries included:

• shrapnel wounds from the explosion on the torso, chest, limbs, and face,

• damage to internal organs,

• injuries to the lungs and blood vessels.

For reference:

During the evening and early hours of September 4, Ukraine's territory was targeted by Russian aggressors with attack drones and various types of missiles. The western region of the country suffered the brunt of the attack, resulting in fatalities and injuries in Lviv, as well as casualties in Kryvyi Rih.

According to the military's report, Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine during the night of September 3 to 4.

On the evening of September 3, specifically, Russian troops initiated an assault with drones that were detected in Ukrainian airspace.

Around 2 a.m., the Russian occupiers sent five Tu-95MS strategic bombers into the sky. Several hours later, they fired cruise missiles over Ukraine, which were detected at 5 a.m.

Between 5 and 6 in the morning, Tu–22M3 and MiG–31K took to the air. Meanwhile, hostile drones and missiles were successfully intercepted over Ukraine.