In Lviv, residential buildings were on fire following a rocket attack; one person was killed and 34 were injured

This was reported by Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi and the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi.

Update, 6:05 p.m.:

Law enforcement officer Volodymyr Shandra was killed in the Russian attack on Lviv. Rescuers recovered his body from under the rubble of the building. Volodymyr was 35 years old; he is survived by his parents and sister.

Update, 3:30 p.m.:

In Lviv, the body of a man was found under the rubble of a five-story building that was hit by a missile strike.

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Update, 10:47 a.m.:

According to updated data, the number of victims in Lviv has risen to 34.

Update, 9:46 a.m.:

Two people may still be trapped under the rubble in Lviv. According to the mayor, 23 people have sought medical attention, 13 are in hospitals, and one person is in critical condition.

At the same time, according to the Lviv Regional State Administration, three people may be trapped under the rubble. The administration also noted that the oldest victim is 93 years old, and the youngest is a 6-year-old boy. Three children are reported to have been injured.

Update, 8:54 a.m.:

The Regional State Administration noted that there are already 30 casualties as a result of the enemy’s attack on the city.

For his part, the mayor clarified that a rocket struck a residential building directly on Vyhovskyi Street. The unexploded ordnance has already been neutralized. Work to safely remove it is underway.

Update, 8:28 a.m.:

The number of casualties from the rocket attack on Lviv has risen to 26. Fifteen people have been hospitalized. Children are among the victims. One of them is in the hospital.

Update, 8:14 a.m.:

According to Andriy Sadovyi, there are already about 20 people injured in Lviv as a result of the Russian missile strike. Two residential buildings on Patona and Vyhovskyi Streets sustained the most damage. Rescue workers continue to free people from under the rubble. More than 20 residential buildings, a school, and two kindergartens were also damaged.

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Update, 7:18 a.m.:

The number of casualties from the rocket attack on Lviv has risen to 15. Fourteen people have been hospitalized, including one rescue worker.

Earlier, following the explosions in Lviv, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi reported preliminary damage to residential buildings.

After the air raid siren ended, Maksym Kozytskyi reported that reports of casualties were coming in. Later, Sadovyi clarified that, according to preliminary data, six people were injured as a result of enemy shelling at two locations in the city.

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On the night of July 30, Russian troops launched a combined attack on Ukraine. In particular, Kyiv was hit by a ballistic strike. One person was killed in the capital as a result of the attack, and fires broke out in the Sviatoshyn and Obolon districts due to falling debris.