Lviv missile strikes: Death toll rises to seven

Russia launched four missile strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

Regional military governor, Maksym Kozytskyy said that seven people are dead, and 11 are injured, due to the recent attack.

“The toll could rise further as rescue efforts continue”, he added.

Kozytskyy said, “The rubble is still being dismantled, so the numbers [are] not final yet,”

According to him, three people are severely injured, and a child is mildly injured.

One missile hit a tire repair shop, while the other three hit warehouses.

The Mayor, Andriy Sadovyi said that the strikes shattered windows in schools and eight residential buildings as well.

A 67-year-old witness, Maria Holovchak, who lives across the road from the tire repair shop, says that her neighbor’s window were shattered during the attack.

She was in bed when she heard the explosions, this is when the chaos started.

She continued by saying, “I prayed that God would protect us.”