The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has now entered its 24th day. For the first time since the start of the war, the Russian army launched a horrific missile attack on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, adjacent to Poland. Russia targeted areas adjacent to Lviv airport with 6 missiles. The mayor of Lviv has given information about these attacks by Russia. Meanwhile, Ukraine has said it has blocked Russia’s two main routes to attack Kyiv.
The mayor said no one had yet been confirmed dead in the Russian attacks in Lviv. The city of Lviv is just 80 km from the border with NATO member Poland. Mayer said Russia targeted an aircraft repair plant. The Western Command of Ukraine’s military said that 6 X-555 missiles were probably fired from the Russian side through the Black Sea. Two of these missiles have been claimed to be destroyed in the air through Ukraine’s air defense.
Russia has so far fired 1080 missiles at Ukraine
Meanwhile, in his speech, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the country’s air force is not enough to ensure security. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army has claimed to have blocked the path of Russian attack on the capital Kyiv. With this, the advance of the Russian army from two sides towards Kyiv has stopped. Ukraine’s military said Russian forces were 70 km from the southern edge of the city. Because of this, they are not able to attack other than rockets.
Ukraine’s military said Russian forces were targeting their infrastructure but that the main routes of attacks were blocked. Not only this, now for the security of Kyiv, along with two layers, a third layer is also being made. However, he acknowledged that cruise missiles still threatened the city. Russia is raining missiles on Ukraine through the Black Sea and Belarus, both of which are in different directions. Meanwhile, the US has said that Russia has so far fired 1080 missiles at Ukraine.
War against Ukraine will set Russia back decades: Zelensky
Ukraine’s President Zelensky has predicted that a war against Ukraine will set Russia back decades – akin to the ’90s tragedies’. Zelensky said, ‘I believe that by attacking us they will destroy what Russian society has achieved over the past 25 years, and they will return to where they once began – the situation of the ’90s. Will be like ‘tragedies of the decade’.
He said in a video address, ‘Only without independence, without the constructive will of millions of people to work for the development of their state. This would be the cost of war against Ukraine for Russia. It will be a fall for them, a painful fall. And they will feel – despite the public opium of the television campaigners.’ Earlier, Ukraine’s armed forces said that Russian troops had used up their entire stockpile of missiles and some types of ammunition. According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, many companies operating in the Russian arms industry have been switched to round-the-clock mode.
Trying to delay Kyiv talks: Putin
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a telephonic conversation. During this, the Russian leader said that the Kyiv regime wants to prolong the peace talks. “It was noted that the Kyiv regime is making every effort to delay the negotiation process, pushing more and more unrealistic proposals,” the Kremlin said. Nevertheless, the Russian side stands ready to continue to seek a solution in line with its known theoretical approach.’ According to RT, Putin also said that the Russian armed forces are doing everything possible to save the lives of civilians, including organizing safe corridors for the population of war-torn cities.
Building destroyed in Russian missile attack