The Latest Breaking News from Lviv

Ukraine allegedly strikes inside Russia as evacuation attempts continue

LVIV, Ukraine — Shifting battlefield priorities and realities rippled across Ukraine on Friday as local forces claimed to have recaptured more territory, Moscow appeared to be re-deploying some of its troops and a Russian official accused Ukrainian helicopters of attacking a fuel depot inside Russia’s borders.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2022

Ukraine braces for all-out Russian assault in the east as war enters sixth week

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his nation Thursday of a buildup of Russian troops in the east and of more bloodshed to come as he and Western officials continued to cast doubt on Moscow’s pronouncements of a partial military pullback around Kyiv, the capital.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2022

Ukraine braces for all-out Russian assault in the east as war enters sixth week

LVIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his compatriots Thursday of a buildup of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine and of more bloodshed to come as he and Western officials continued to cast doubt on Moscow’s pronouncements of a partial military pullback around the capital of Kyiv.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2022

The people who keep the refugee trains running out of Ukraine – photo essay

Ukrainian Railways employs more than 230,000 people, and almost all its employees have stayed in the country to work, making long, dangerous journeys every day to get people to safety

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022

Amid new Russian attacks near Kyiv, White House says Putin misled by aides

LVIV, Ukraine — A day after Russia said it would “drastically” reduce attacks on strategic northern cities in its war against Ukraine, those regions came under fresh bombardment Wednesday, deepening Ukrainian and Western officials’ skepticism over any easing of the offensive.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2022

Attacks hit Ukraine’s north despite Russian pledges to scale back

LVIV, Ukraine — A day after Russia said it would “drastically” reduce attacks on strategic northern cities in its war against Ukraine, reports of missiles hitting those regions overnight emerged Wednesday as Ukrainian and Western officials remained skeptical of any easing of the offensive.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2022

A month into Ukraine’s war with Russia, gravediggers of Lviv mourn the dead

On a warm March day that has all the signs of early spring, three burly men lift their shovels from a truck and begin covering a row of fresh graves with sand.

Reuters · Mar 30, 2022

Debunking false claims that CNN staged a fire for Ukraine coverage

CNN anchor Don Lemon was reporting from the scene of a Russian missile strike that set fire to a fuel storage facility in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. In the CNN broadcast, some noticed a fireman wearing an "Edmonton" jacket, claiming that CNN staged this coverage from a fire…

France 24 · Mar 29, 2022

Ukraine-Russia updates: Mariupol mayor's office says hundreds of children are among 5,000 people killed in Russian assault

Almost 5,000 civilians — including 210 children — have died in Mariupol since Russia's invasion began, according to a spokesman for the city's mayor, with the UN also saying there could be "thousands of deaths" in the besieged city.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2022

As talks with Ukraine resume, offer by Russia to reduce attacks is met with skepticism

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian negotiators Tuesday offered to pull back attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in a step toward ending the war between the two nations, but U.S. and Western officials remained skeptical of Moscow’s true intentions.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022