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Russian attack on Lviv: Dozens of casualties reported, over 50 buildings damaged in historic district

Russian forces launched a new massive attack on Lviv on Sept. 4, targeting the city with missiles and drones. The strike damaged over 50 buildings and resulted in fatalities and wounded. Reuters published photos of the aftermath.

4 September 2024, 11:03 AM

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts to Lviv and Kryvyi Rih attacks with photos of devastation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russia's Sept. 4 shelling of Lviv and Kryvyi Rih, which killed and injured dozens.

4 September 2024, 10:24 AM

Russian missile attack on Lviv: death toll rises to seven, 38 injured, historical landmarks damaged

The death toll in the devastating Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Lviv has risen to seven people, including three children, and 38 others were injured, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi wrote on Telegram on Sept. 4.

4 September 2024, 10:09 AM

Two killed, 23 injured in Russian attack on Lviv, buildings in flames, schools closed, trains delayed

At least two people were killed and 23 others, including five children, were injured in an early morning Russian attack on the western city of Lviv, regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Telegram on Sept. 4 shortly after the Ukrainian Air Force warned of two groups of cruise missiles heading toward Lviv Oblast.

4 September 2024, 08:00 AM

Suspect in Iryna Farion murder faces 15-year sentence

The suspect in the murder of Iryna Farion, who was detained on July 25 in Dnipro, has been indicted, Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Anton Voytenko announced at a briefing by the Interior Ministry in Lviv on July 26.

26 July 2024, 01:47 PM

Russian neo-Nazi group claims responsibility for former Ukrainian MP Farion murder

The Russian neo-Nazi group NS/WP allegedly claimed responsibility for the murder of Ukrainian linguist, public figure and former MP Iryna Farion, Russian Telegram channel ASTRA reported on July 24.

25 July 2024, 11:59 AM

Farion's murderer identified as man on police wanted list

Linguist and politician, former Ukrainian member of Parliament Iryna Farion, was shot by a man wanted by the police, with several witnesses to the murder, Ukrainian outlet Ukrinform reported, citing a law enforcement source on July 23.

23 July 2024, 05:45 PM

Thousands mourn slain Ukrainian linguist Iryna Farion in Lviv — video

A funeral was held in Lviv for linguist and former Ukrainian MP Iryna Farion, who was fatally shot by an unknown assailant on July 19, Ukraine's Suspilne public broadcaster reported on July 22.

22 July 2024, 07:32 PM

Iryna Farion dies in hospital

Ukrainian linguistics professor, prominent public figure, and former MP Iryna Farion has died in hospital several hours after being shot in Lviv on July 19.

20 July 2024, 12:53 AM

Former MP Farion shot in Lviv

Ukrainian linguist and former MP Iryna Farion was shot in Lviv on July 19.

19 July 2024, 10:30 PM

Fugitive Ukrainian prosecutor mobilized into the military

Former Ukrainian prosecutor Rostyslav Ilnytskyi, who was detained after forging documents to leaving the country, has joined the Armed Forces, Ukrainska Pravda reported on July 9.

10 July 2024, 01:31 AM

Lviv businessman Hrynkevych faces trial for $500,000 bribery case

Lviv businessman, accused of attempting to bribe a Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) official with $500,000, is set to face trial, the SBI press service reported on Telegram on July 9.

9 July 2024, 04:27 PM

Russia falsely claims Ukrainian textbooks glorify Hitler

Russia is spreading false claims that Ukrainian textbooks glorify Adolf Hitler as a liberator, Ukraine’s Strategic Communication Center SPRAVDI reported on Telegram on July 3.

4 July 2024, 11:52 AM

Zelenskyy congratulates Ukrainians on Constitution Day in speech from Lviv – full text and video

Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Ukrainians on Constitution Day on June 28 in a dedicated video address recorded in Lviv.

28 June 2024, 11:49 AM

Lviv state institute damaged by Russian drone attack

A building of a Research Institute was damaged in a Russian drone strike in Lviv, with published photos showing a destroyed ceiling and damaged walls in one of the rooms, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi reported on Facebook on June 19.

19 June 2024, 12:00 PM

Epicenter shifts strategy with new shopping centers in Ukraine

Ukraine's leading network of construction hypermarkets, Epicenter, is expanding its business model by introducing shopping centers that will include third-party tenants, according to a Forbes report on May 20.

3 June 2024, 03:54 PM

Kyiv farewell for combat medic and journalist killed on frontline

A memorial service was held in Kyiv for Iryna Tsybukh, a 25-year-old prominent Ukrainian combat medic with the Hospitallers Battalion, volunteer, and journalist, call sign Cheka, who was killed during a rotation on the frontline in the Kharkiv Oblast on May 29.

2 June 2024, 05:34 PM

Lviv doctors save soldier with urgent heart transplant after war injury

Lviv cardiologists have successfully performed a heart transplant on a Ukrainian soldier, Vasyl Tsypivko, whose existing hereditary heart condition was exacerbated by war injuries, according to a May 20 Facebook post by the First Lviv Territorial Medical Association.

22 May 2024, 03:46 PM

UK eases Ukraine travel advisory restrictions

The UK Foreign Office revised its travel advisory for Ukraine, softening the restrictions on UK citizens traveling to the country’s western regions. The updated advisory was published on May 3.

4 May 2024, 02:27 AM

UK Foreign Minister Cameron plants a symbol of solidarity in Lviv — video

UK Foreign Minister David Cameron, after a series of meetings in Kyiv, continued his diplomatic visit to Ukraine by planting a Black locust tree in Lviv, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi reported on Telegram on May 3.

3 May 2024, 01:17 PM

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