Rescue operation continues: Casualty toll rises after Russian strike on Ukraine's Lviv
Casualty toll rises after Russian missile attack on Lviv (photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine)
The number of people injured in Russia's overnight missile attack on Lviv on July 30 has risen to 38, according to Lviv Regional Military Administration head Maksym Kozytskyi.
"Thirty-eight people were injured as a result of yesterday's missile attack on Lviv," Kozytskyi said.
In addition, a 35-year-old man was killed.
Overall, 35 buildings were damaged in the Russian missile attack on Lviv. The most severe damage was recorded to residential buildings on Patona and Vyhovskoho streets.
Rescue workers continue clearing the rubble.
Missile strike on Lviv
On the night of July 30, Lviv came under a Russian missile attack.
The heaviest damage was sustained by two high-rise residential buildings on Patona and Vyhovskoho streets. On Vyhovskoho Street, a missile directly struck an apartment building.
Residential buildings, a school, and two kindergartens were damaged. More than 30 people were injured, including three children.
Earlier, rescuers recovered the body of a man from the rubble of a five-story building destroyed by the missile.
