Ukraine ends rescue operations in Lviv after Russian attack killed 10


Rescuers carry the body of a person found under the debris of a residential building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released July 7, 2023. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine halted rescue operations in the western city of Lviv on Friday and said the death toll had risen to 10 from a Russian missile strike on a residential building.

Regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi said rescuers had worked through the night to clear debris despite heavy rain after a missile hit the building on Thursday in what he called the biggest attack of the war on civilian infrastructure in Lviv.

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