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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo in Lviv

Russian missiles hit aircraft plant near Lviv airport in western Ukraine

Russian missiles have struck an aircraft repair plant in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, 50 miles from the border with Poland and a safe haven for hundreds of thousands of internally displaced Ukrainians.

Blasts were heard at about 6am on Friday, preceded by the sound of air raid sirens, as a mushroom-shaped plume of smoke could be seen rising in the sky.

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