On March 24, at 15:35, an air raid siren was announced in Lviv. At 16:20, the first explosions were heard.

Later it became known that an enemy drone hit a residential building in the very center of Lviv. As reported by the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration Maksym Kozytskyi, an architectural monument of national importance – the Ensemble of the Bernardine Monastery – was damaged. It is located within the historical area of Lviv, a site included in the International List of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection. Adjacent buildings of the complex are engulfed in fire. The extent of the damage will be determined by specialists.

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“This place is not just a building: the residential house is an architectural monument of national importance and part of the ensemble of the Bernardine Monastery. The explosion damaged the bell tower of St. Andrew's Church, and the adjacent structures of the complex caught fire. We are currently recording all the damage. We will provide further updates on the consequences of the attack. This is no accident. The enemy is hitting us, our history, our shrines – trying to erase our memory”, – wrote Yevhen Boyko, administrative director of the Lviv City Council executive committee.

Consequences of the Russian attack on the center of Lviv / Photos: Andriy Sadovyi, Yevhen Boyko

In addition, a UAV hit a residential building in Sykhiv was recorded.

Damaged building in Sykhiv / Photo: Andriy Sadovyi

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Damage was also recorded at a third location – at the beginning of Bandery Street.

Damage on Bandery St.

Maksym Kozytskyi reported that there were also hits on critical infrastructure facilities in the Komarno and Dobrosyn-Maheriv communities.

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As of 18:55, city mayor Andriy Sadovyi noted that there are already 17 wounded people. The number of victims is increasing. Firefighters are extinguishing the fire in the building. In total, in the city and the region, it is known about 19 casualties.

As a result of the attack in Lviv tram and bus routes were changed.

At 18:30, the Lviv city mayor at a briefing said that 17 apartments in the center of Lviv now need relocation, and during the last hit, the same residential building in Sykhiv was damaged for the second time – the same building, but from the other side.

“We will help people relocate now. The State Emergency Service continues to extinguish the fire. The attack on the museum on Lontskoho, windows were blown out in the Organ Hall as well. There is great trouble in Sykhiv, where there is a 9-story residential building. This building was attacked by a drone twice, from one side and the other. Rescuers and medics worked promptly. The only remark is that people do not react very actively to the air raid signal, and many people were in the city during it.”

To the question about complaints regarding shelters, the mayor replied:

“Look, we open the Town Hall, it's always possible to go inside. Any cafe, restaurant, basement can be entered.”

Father Pavlo Maryan Dolishniy from the parish of St. Andrew’s Church said that at the time of the attack, he was in the church. There was no service at that moment, however, since the church is always open, there were people in it.

“Our side stained-glass windows were damaged. There is no damage as such in the church, but the shock was palpable.”

On social media, videos also began to be published showing a man hanging the Ukrainian flag on the balcony of a damaged residential building in Sykhiv.

Damaged building in Sykhiv / Photo: Andriy Sadovyi

Strikes on other cities

It should be noted that the Russians also attacked other cities of Ukraine, in particular in Ivano-Frankivsk two people died, and another four were injured, among them a 6-year-old child. In Vinnytsia region as a result of the attack, one person died and another eleven were injured. In Ternopil explosions were also recorded.

What the Russians used for the attack

According to the Air Forces of Ukraine, on March 24, Russia carried out one of its most massive attacks on Ukraine with strike drones, as more than 550 enemy strike UAVs entered during the day. Considering the night attack from 6:00 PM on March 23 to 6:00 PM on March 24, 2026 (over a conventional day), the enemy used almost a thousand strike drones of the Shahed, Gerbera types and drones of other types.

In particular, in the period from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on April 24, according to preliminary data, the enemy used 556 strike UAVs.

A large number of drones flew in from the north — Chernihiv and Sumy regions.

The geography of the strike during the daytime was wider than at night: Poltava region, Kyiv region, Mykolaiv region, Vinnytsia region, and the western regions of the country, from Khmelnytskyi to Lviv.

“Unfortunately, 15 hits were recorded. To repel the air attack, all possible means of air defense were involved — manned aviation, anti-aircraft drones, EW, and ground-based air defense. According to preliminary data, as of 6:00 PM, 541 enemy UAVs were shot down/suppressed by the air defense.”