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Lviv hears explosions on August 15

Lviv hears explosions on August 15 Explosions were heard in Lviv (photo: GettyImages)

During the night of August 15, explosions were heard in Lviv during an air raid alarm, reports the correspondent of RBC-Ukraine.

At the time of publishing, at least five explosions were heard. The mayor of the city, Andrii Sadovyi, and the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, urge citizens not to leave their shelters and to stay away from windows.

"The danger is still very high," wrote Kozytskyi.

Later, he reported that there were impacts in the region according to preliminary information.

Aerial attack on August 15
In the night before Tuesday, Ukraine experienced a second air raid alarm due to the launches of cruise missiles from Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers originating from the Caspian Sea.

As of now, explosions were reported in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Lutsk, Sloviansk, and Kramatorsk.