Russian forces strike Lviv airport area in west Ukraine, no casualties reported

Russian forces on Friday struck an area around Lviv’s airport in western Ukraine, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi informed and no casualties have been reported yet.

A thick pall of grey smoke streamed across clear blue sky over Lviv’s airport in western Ukraine at 7:30 am Friday.

Writing on messaging app Telegram, Sadovyi says he can’t not give a precise address of the targeted area ” but it’s definitely not an airport.”

The airport is located some 70 kilometers from Ukraine’s border with Poland. Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine and a popular tourist destination known for its picturesque views.

At least three blasts were heard in the western city of Lviv on Friday morning, a local television station reported.