Ukraine Endures New Wave of Russian Missile Strikes: Lviv Targeted

Ukraine is enduring yet another missile assault from Russia following a series of deadly strikes in recent days. The latest wave of attacks includes Russian cruise missiles and drones flying over various regions, from the easternmost areas to Lviv in the West. Reports indicate that residential buildings were hit in Lviv, with explosions also heard in Kryvyi Rih and Kyiv, possibly due to anti-aircraft systems. The Ukrainian Air Force has urged citizens not to ignore air alerts, while in Poland, warplanes have been deployed to protect NATO airspace if necessary.

russians killed 7 people in Lviv. Three of them are children.
Missiles with American chips kill Ukrainian children, while Ukraine is forbidden to respond with American missiles. pic.twitter.com/9ym0xXPJHT

— Serhii Sternenko ✙ (@sternenko) September 4, 2024

This marks another large-scale Russian offensive within the last 10 days. In the deadliest strike since the start of the war, at least 50 people were killed and over 270 wounded in Poltava after rockets fired from occupied Crimea targeted a military institute and a nearby medical facility. The attack prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to call for expedited military aid and permission to use supplied weapons against Russian territory.

The attack in Poltava, which claimed 50 lives, was condemned by US President Joe Biden, who reiterated Washington's commitment to supporting Ukraine's anti-aircraft defenses. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Zelensky received a visit from Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Grossi's visit follows a series of Russian strikes that recently forced the shutdown of nuclear power in Ukraine, putting the plants at risk of...