Residents in the western city of Lviv once ignored the air raid sirens. But Russian rocket attacks over the weekend have brought the war closer to their doorstep.
Tag: Lviv (Ukraine)
Missiles Hit Targets In Lviv, 50 Miles From the Polish Border
The major city in western Ukraine, Lviv had largely been spared from Russian bombardment. It has become the a haven for people fleeing the devastation farther east.
How Lviv Has Been Transformed by War
Simple rituals, like having coffee in a cafe in Lviv, Ukraine, take on a new and sometimes surreal meaning in a radically altered context.
Deadly Strike on Ukraine Barracks Punctuates Russian Military Gains
Ukraine said it had temporarily lost contact with officials in the strategic port city of Mariupol, and a Russian rocket attack on a military site in Mykolaiv left dozens dead.
For a Ukrainian Poet, Putin’s War Is All Too Familiar
Ihor Kalynets, 83, spent a lifetime resisting Soviet domination. Now, he says, he’s not going anywhere.
The Base Attacked In Western Ukraine Has Been a Hub For Foreign Militaries
The base outside Lviv that was attacked by Russian forces early on Sunday was a key link between Ukraine’s armed forces and Western militaries before the war.
Parents Relying on Ukraine Surrogates Desperately Seek Their Newborns
The Russian invasion has disrupted a thriving hub of legal commercial surrogacy. Some couples are risking trips into the war zone to get their children.
Russia Keeps Up Attack, Again Halting Evacuation of Ukrainian Port City
An encircled Mariupol faced intense shelling, while Russian forces kept up their slow advance on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.
In Ukraine’s West, Lviv Makes Itself a Vital Rear Base
Spared direct attacks so far, the city has become a transit point for thousands of fleeing refugees and for men and supplies headed to the front lines.