An alarm siren sounded this morning, February 26, at about 6:10 p.m. It was caused by the emergence of a plane flying in the direction of Belarus. This was announced during a briefing by the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration Maksym Kozytskyi.

«This morning in Lviv, a siren sounded because of the intersection of the Lviv region’s airspace. It was entered by a plane flying in the direction of Belarus,» Maksym Kozytskyi said.

Also this morning, a Ukrainian fighter jet conducted an emergency landing in Zolochiv, Lviv region. The pilot is alive.

It will be recalled that checkpoints are being set up in Lviv and suburbs – at the entrance and exit of the city. Currently, the situation in the Lviv region is under control. The checkpoints will check the people who will enter the city. They are set up together with the police and territorial defense to maintain security in Lviv. Read more here.

Olha Shveda, translated by Vitalii Holich

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