Deadly Russia strike targets Lviv in western Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

LONDON -- Russian missiles struck Lviv in western Ukraine early on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens of others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

A 14-year-old girl was among the dead, Zelenskyy said in a statement posted to the messaging app Telegram.

Local residents react at the site of a residential building damaged during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, Sept. 4, 2024.

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"More than 30 people were injured," he add. "Ordinary residential buildings in the city, schools and medical institutions were damaged."

The city was one of several that were targeted overnight by Russian missiles, Zelenskyy said.

Rescuers work at the site of a residential building damaged during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, Sept. 4, 2024.

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Five people were also injured in Kryvyi Rih, he added.

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