Ukrainian Police shares footage of first moments after Russian attack on Lviv
The Russians attacked Lviv with Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones at about 5 am (Photo:Патрульна поліція України/Facebook)
Video footage from the body cameras of patrol officers capturing the initial moments following Russia’s attack on Lviv on Sept. 19 has been published by the National Police on its social media.
“Today, during the morning attack on Lviv, patrol officers from the 2nd battalion immediately rushed to the explosion site where people were trapped under debris. There was a threat of further drone strikes, so there was no time for hesitation,” the police said.
“Law enforcement officers and citizens managed to rescue a woman and a man from the rubble. The 26-year-old man was hospitalized, while the 29-year-old victim initially declined hospitalization.”
The Russians attacked Lviv with Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones at approximately 5 a.m., targeting three industrial warehouses. These warehouses contained food products, household chemicals, and humanitarian aid. The fire engulfed an area of nearly 10,000 square meters. One person died, and two others were injured.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi described the fire as one of the worst destruction incidents in the city’s history, adding that the losses will amount to hundreds of millions of hryvnias.
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