#Russia's new offensive ##乌克兰西部城市利沃夫再次响起防空警报 #
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Today, several of Ukraine's major cities are threatened by Russian forces, whether it's Kiev to the north, Kharkov to the east, or Mariupol to the south. But now, another city under threat has been added, and it is the "national backbone" of Ukraine , Lviv. It is reported that just now, Lviv was attacked by the Russian army for the first time, and 6 heavy cruise missiles fell from the sky, severely damaging Ukraine's strategic industrial facilities, and Zelenskiy's situation was aggravated.
According to the Guardian, on Friday morning, local time, there was some small commotion in lviv, a major military town in western Ukraine — tens of thousands of local people still asleep were awakened by at least two loud explosions, followed by sharp and piercing air defense sirens and mushroom clouds rising from the sky. It was in the early morning that the Russians carried out their first airstrikes on Lviv, targeting the Ukrainian State Aircraft Maintenance Plant in Lviv.
Don't look at the blow is only a small aircraft repair plant, the factory is currently the only Ukrainian factory can provide MiG-29 fighter overhaul services, but also can carry out engine testing, fighter upgrades and other services, in this Ukraine urgent need for more fighters, the plant was hit by the Russian army, Zelensky's situation is even worse. From the photos at the scene, the Russian army completely destroyed the large hangar of the factory, the general structure of an adjacent factory building was also damaged, and a number of sealed MiG-23/27 fighters on the tarmac were destroyed, and a large number of aircraft of various types were assessed to have been damaged in the air raid. As for whether the plant can still work normally, the Ukrainian side has not given accurate information at present, only saying that it is "still under evaluation".
At present, after some firefighting, the fire that occurred after the attack on the plant has been extinguished. Fortunately, according to The Mayor of Lviv, Andrew Sadov, although the damage to the plant was very serious, the Russian missiles did not attack any non-military facilities, no civilian casualties in the attack, and even Lviv International Airport was "safe and sound".
According to the information released by the Western Military District of Ukraine, the missiles that attacked Lviv this time are likely to be Kh-555 heavy air-launched cruise missiles, with a total number of six. Due to its size, the missile is generally carried only by tu-160 or tu-95 strategic bombers, and only one will be carried by Su-34 fighter-bombers in rare cases. Judging from the fact that the Russian military launched 6 missiles at a time, the strategic bomber unit of the Russian Air and Space Force is likely to have joined the air raid operation against Ukraine.
However, the attack on the Russian army by the local population in Lviv was not unexpected. Because Lviv is regarded as the "national backbone" and nationalist symbol of contemporary Ukraine, it is the strongest supporter of the Ukrainian government's idea of "drawing a line with the SOVIET UNION/Russia". In addition, in recent years, Lviv has also become a fixed place for "military advisers" in the United States and Britain to train Ukrainian troops and hold joint exercises, and even before the war began, Western countries quickly moved their embassies from Kiev to Lviv. Finally, Lviv is also the "largest distribution center" for Western aid to Ukraine through Poland, and under the influence of these multiple factors, even the local population is well aware that Russia will inevitably launch an attack on Lviv.
Previously, due to the progress of the Russian army, Lviv was not attacked like Kharkiv and Kiev, but with the first attack on Lviv by the Russian army, it is probably only a matter of time before other military facilities in the local area are accurately attacked by the Russian army. It is worth mentioning that Lviv is also crowded with a large number of refugees who want to travel to the West through Poland, the number of which has reached at least 200,000, and if the Russian army is not careful, it may cause a humanitarian crisis. Under such circumstances, Ukraine and Russia can achieve a full-line ceasefire through peace negotiations as soon as possible, which is the most feasible way to contain the crisis.