Russian forces struck a fuel depot near Lviv used by the Ukrainian military with high-precision long-range missiles and used cruise missiles to hit a factory in the city used to repair anti-aircraft systems, tank tanks and radar stations. to the Russian Ministry.
“The armed forces of the Russian Federation are continuing their offensive operations as part of the special military operation,” Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.
The ministry showed videos of the rocket attacks in Lviv.
Officials in Lviv – just 40 miles from the border with Poland, where President Biden met on Saturday with the country’s president and Ukrainian officials. – said people were injured in the rocket attacks. It was not clear on Sunday how many were injured in the strikes.
Russia targeted a fuel depot used by Ukrainian forces near Lviv with long-range missiles on March 27, 2022. State Emergency Service of Ukraine / Information via REUTERS
Russia, meanwhile, has used long-range sea-based missiles to destroy an arsenal of S-300 missiles and BUK anti-aircraft missile systems near Kyiv and destroyed drones, the ministry said.
Russia has recently begun destroying Ukrainian fuel and food storage facilities, which means the government will soon have to distribute supplies to both, Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Vadym Denysenko said on Sunday.
The cruise missile attacks come a day after Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher” and later said Putin “could not stay in power” before a White House official followed the president’s comments. The commander-in-chief meant that “Putin is not allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region.”
Firefighters operate in a damaged oil depot after an attack by Russian missiles in the city of Lviv, Ukraine on March 27, 2022. REUTERS
Also Saturday, Russian forces entered Slavutych for the first time – 100 miles north of Kiev near the border with Belarus – where they seized a hospital, took the mayor hostage and released him as thousands took to the streets in protest. However, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that the Ukrainians had dealt “severe blows” to the Russian invaders.
With Post cables
