The aftermath of the Russian mass missile attack on Lviv on Dec. 29. (Maksym Kozytskyi/Telegram)
The number of injured in Russia's Dec. 29 nationwide attack has risen to 15 people Lviv, according to Lviv Oblast Governor Maksym Kozytskyi. One person was killed there, he reported earlier.
Local authorities have reported civilian casualties and heavy damage in cities across Ukraine after Russia unleashed its biggest attack in months.
In Lviv, the attack damaged 13 residential buildings and two schools, Kozytskyi said. The rescue operation is ongoing there.
The aftermath of the Russian mass missile attack on Lviv on Dec. 29. (Maksym Kozytskyi/Telegram)
President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier reported that Russia attacked Ukraine with around 110 missiles. Civilian casualties were also reported in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Dnipro.
Daria Shulzhenko is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She has been a lifestyle reporter at the Kyiv Post until November 2021. She graduated from Kyiv International University with a bachelor’s in linguistics, specializing in translation from English and German languages. She has previously worked as a freelance writer and researcher.
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