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Russians attack critical infrastructure facility in Lviv region with drones

Russians attack critical infrastructure facility in Lviv region with drones Illustrative photo (Facebook)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

A critical infrastructure facility was damaged in the Lviv region as a result of a Russian drone attack, says Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration.

"Last night, enemy Shaheds tried to attack the Lviv region. Our air defense forces and mobile fire groups shot down all the drones that entered the airspace of Lviv region," he says.

However, according to him, the drone debris damaged a critical infrastructure facility.

"There was a fire. It was quickly extinguished. There were no casualties or injuries," adds the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration.

He notes that all life support systems in the Lviv region are operating normally.

Russian troops attack in Ukraine

On the night of April 8-9, Russians attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles. An air alert was declared in the southern and central regions of Ukraine. There were explosions in the Poltava region.

Later, the Shaheds moved towards the western regions of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force announced an alert in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi regions.

There were explosions in the Khmelnytskyi region, and air defense was reported in the Lviv region.