residential building partially destroyed by Russian missile strikes in Lviv, Ukraine, on July 30, 2026.
Opinion

Russia's war of conquest and its war on civilians

by Irwin Redlener

The hotel where we like to stay in Lviv, one of Europe's most picturesque cities, sits on a small square, a block from City Hall. Cafes and cobblestones, church towers and small shops enchant visitors, though the city bustles with locals going about their daily lives. Kitty-corner to our hotel is the Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church, a 17th-century stone building that has long served the military and their families. Each morning during our visit, we woke to the sounds of funerals for soldi

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