Russian airstrikes pounded the city of Lviv in the west of Ukraine in the early hours of this morning, as increasingly strikes close to NATO-member in his bloody-minded invasion of his ex-Soviet neighbour.Andriy Sadovyi, mayor of Lviv, said two Russian missiles launched from the Black Sea - likely by warships - had destroyed an aircraft repair facility and a bus garage close to the airport, but there were no immediate reports of casualties because both facilities were shut down. Four incoming missiles were shot down, he added. Lviv has largely been spared the devastation wreaked by Russia on cities further to the east but is now being dragged into the fighting as Putin's advance grinds to a halt - forcing his generals to launch long-range strikes on cities in an attempt to weaken their defences and terrorise civilians. was also struck in the early hours.
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