Wave of Russian air strikes hits western Ukraine, far from front lines


  • World
  • Tuesday, 15 Aug 2023

Rescuers work at the site of a residential building destroyed during a Russian military strike in Lviv, Ukraine August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Roman Baluk

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian air strikes hit two western regions of Ukraine bordering NATO member Poland and other areas on Tuesday, killing three people in a factory and wounding more than a dozen, Ukrainian officials said.

Local media said the attacks were the largest air assault on the Lviv region since the Russian invasion in February 2022.

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