On the evening of January 8, russia launched a missile attack on Lviv and the region, using a ballistic missile traveling at a speed of about 13,000 kilometers per hour. A critical infrastructure facility came under attack.
The Air Command "West" of the Ukrainian Air Forces has reported this on social media.
"On January 8, at 11:47 p.m, the enemy launched a missile attack on infrastructure facilities in Lviv using a ballistic missile. The air target was traveling at a speed of about 13,000 kilometers per hour along the ballistic trajectory," the statement said.
The military noted that the type of missile that the occupiers used to hit the city will be established after studying all its elements.
After the air alert was announced, a series of explosions occurred in Lviv. Mayor Andrii Sadovyi said that immediately after that, the information was checked and emergency services began to work.
"After the air alert was announced, a series of explosions were heard in Lviv. We are now finding out what exactly happened, whether it was an air raid and in which area. We are working with all services," Sadovyi wrote.
Later, the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, confirmed that the strike hit a critical infrastructure facility in the region.
"A critical infrastructure facility was attacked in the Lviv Region. More information will follow later," he said.
The Air Forces warned of the threat of ballistic missile attacks across Ukraine at 11:35 p.m. Monitoring channels also suggest that russia could have used an intermediate-range Oreshnik ballistic missile, including one without a warhead.
Meanwhile, Kyiv suffered a massive russian missile and drone attack at night, with 4 killed and dozens wounded.
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