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More details are coming out of Lviv this morning.
CNN correspondent Jim Scuto shared a photo that allegedly shows smoke rising on the city’s skyline.
“Five missile strikes on Lviv this morning. “Visible smoke rising over the city,” he tweeted.
FOX reporter James Levinson added: “Black smoke seen from station 4, reported rocket attacks on Lviv station, no casualties or damage yet. I hear air raid sirens and an ambulance in the background.
Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@ OlgaNYC1211)
5 missile strikes on Lviv with smoke rising from several places. No details yet on what is targeted or how many victims pic.twitter.com/Q0ifaBELxc
April 18, 2022 Alexander Bunin (@abunin)
💥 Lviv. Despite filming bans, locals have posted videos of rocket attacks hitting foreign military instructors. Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadoviy announces five missile strikes pic.twitter.com/svBkC4vER7
April 18, 2022 Jim Jutto (@jimsciutto)
Five missile strikes on Lviv this morning. Smoke rising over the city. pic.twitter.com/WHSa3eSRzd
April 18, 2022 James Levinson (@james_levinson)
UNDERSTANDING: Black smoke is visible from the station. 4 reported rocket attacks on Lviv station, no casualties or damage have been reported yet. Air raid sirens and ambulance are heard in the background pic.twitter.com/EN04bhTolv
April 18, 2022
Updated at 7:49 p.m. BST
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The head of Lviv’s regional military administration, Maxim Kozitsky, called on residents to seek shelter amid reports of missile strikes in the region.
“The air alarm continues. Stay in the shelters, “Kozicki said in a telegram post around 8:30 a.m. this morning.
Updated at 7.43 BST
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An unverified photo that allegedly shows the Russian warship “Moscow” moments after it was reported that it was hit by a Ukrainian rocket “Neptune” has appeared online.
The source of the image is unclear and the Guardian was unable to verify its authenticity immediately.
The Guardian’s correspondent in Moscow, Andrew Roth, said he believed the unverified photo could be the first of the Moscow cruiser, which emerged after being reportedly hit by a missile.
Rob Lee, a PhD student in military studies at King’s College London, tweeted: “It looks like a legitimate photo of Moscow after being hit by Ukraine’s Neptune[e] anti-ship missiles. “
OSINTtechnical, an open source intelligence account, wrote: “I can’t verify the authenticity, but this is a Glory class cruiser and I don’t think any of them were destroyed that way.
Andrew Roth (@Andrew__Roth)
The unverified photo may be the first of the cruiser “Moscow”, which sank after it was reported that it was hit by a Ukrainian rocket “Neptune”.
April 17, 2022 Andrew Roth (@Andrew__Roth)
And another
April 17, 2022
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Five rockets hit Lviv, the mayor said
According to the mayor, five rockets reportedly hit Lviv.
“Five targeted missile strikes on Lviv,” Andriy Sadovi said in an update to his official Telegram account this morning, adding that authorities were looking for more detailed information.
Presidential Adviser Mikhail Podoliak added: “Five powerful missile strikes on the civilian infrastructure of ancient European Lviv. The Russians continue to barbarically attack Ukrainian cities from the air, cynically declaring to the world their “right” … to kill Ukrainians. “
Andriy Sadovy (@AndriySadovyi)
‼ ️5 directed missile strikes on Lviv. The relevant services have already left for the place, we learn more detailed information
April 18, 2022 Mikhail Podolyak (@Podolyak_M)
Five powerful missile strikes on the civilian infrastructure of ancient European Lviv. The Russians continue to barbarically attack Ukrainian cities from the air, cynically declaring to the world their “right” … to kill Ukrainians.
April 18, 2022
Updated at 7:19 BST
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Russian forces are “completing the creation of an offensive group” in the east and have regained their combat capability and replenished their reserves in the Donetsk and Tavriya regions, the Ukrainian military said.
According to a recent operational report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces, in the Donetsk and Tavriya regions, Russian forces have regained their combat effectiveness and replenished their reserves, focusing their main efforts on the settlements of Liman, Kremina and Popasna. and Rubizhne, trying to establish full control over the city of Mariupol.
It is also expected that Russian forces “will continue to fight to reach the administrative borders of the Kherson region,” officials said.
In the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Ukraine repulsed 12 Russian attacks, destroying ten tanks, fifteen armored units and five vehicles, as well as five enemy artillery systems, according to the report. The Ukrainian Air Force has struck five air targets: one plane, three helicopters and one UAV, it added.
Russian military car shot down around Moshun village in northern Kyiv, Ukraine.lu agency via Getty Images) Photo: Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
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Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has called on US President Joe Biden to visit Ukraine.
“I think he will,” Zelensky said when asked if he was aware of any plans for a presidential visit to the United States during an extended interview with CNN on Sunday. “But that’s his decision, of course.” [it] depends on safety, of course. But I think he’s the leader of the United States, so he has to come here to see. “
Biden told reporters Thursday that the United States would soon decide whether to send a senior official to Ukraine in support, but sources suggested to Reuters that the administration was considering Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin or Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Zelensky’s comments came after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid a surprise visit to Kyiv last weekend.
On Friday, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in an interview that Biden had no planned visit.
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Delaying weapons from the West gives Russia “permission to take the lives of Ukrainians”: Zelensky
In his evening national address, Ukrainian President Zelensky called for more weapons, describing “any delay” as “allowing Russia to take the lives of Ukrainians.”
We do everything we can to provide protection. We are in constant contact with partners. We are grateful to those who really help with everything they can. But those who have the weapons and ammunition we need and are slow to deliver them need to know that the fate of this battle also depends on them. IN…
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