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At 18.55, three more explosions took place in Lviv, the mayor Andrii Sadovyi said.

«As a result of new missile strikes on Lviv, significant damage was inflicted on infrastructure facilities. Dwelling houses were not damaged. Firefighting continues. Relevant services are working on the ground,» – he said.

Today, March 26, at about 4.30 pm, Russian troops launched two rocket attacks in Lviv. The air alarm in the city was announced at 4.15 pm. This was reported by the head of the Lviv Military Administration Maksym Kozytskyi.

Residents are asked to remain calm, not to leave shelters and not to publish photos of the lesions.

According to the head of the Lviv Military Administration, there were three powerful explosions near Lviv from the side of Kryvchytsi. «Currently, there is an air alarm, so keep calm and stay in the shelter,» – Maksym Kozytskyi said.

According to him, the information that the rocket hit a house or other objects of infrastructure was not approved. By the preliminary information, five people were injured.

Updated information from the Lviv mayor Andrii Sadovyi: «As a result of the shelling, one of the industrial facilities where the fuel is stored is on fire. Housing infrastructure was not damaged. All relevant services are working on site. I ask everyone to stay in the shelters until the air alarm goes off,» – he stated on his official website.

Translated by Vitalii Holich

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