The Latest Breaking News from Lviv

‘We feed everyone’: How a vegan restaurant in Lviv is helping hundreds of Ukrainian refugees every day

‘People are dying because of hunger’

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022

Hero MP on mercy mission in Ukraine saves fleeing family who were shot at by Russians

Dr Rosena Allin-Khancwent to Lviv with NGO MedGlobal as they delivered 170 crates of urgent supplies.

Daily Record · Mar 20, 2022

As Russia pushes into the heart of Mariupol, Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges direct talks with Putin

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday as Russian forces pushed deeper into the beleaguered southern port city of Mariupol, with heavy street battles shutting down a major steel plant and hampering rescue efforts.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 19, 2022

Putin rallies behind troops while lethal fire rains down

Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally to lavish praise on his Russian forces

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022

Russia trying to cause terror but Lviv will stay safe, says American in Ukraine

‘This is where I’m supposed to be right now,’ Joel Wasserman said of staying in western Ukraine after recent strikes on Lviv’s outskirts.

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022

Russian airstrikes outside Lviv bring Ukraine war closer to NATO's eastern flank

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles hit an aircraft repair facility outside this city on Friday, bringing the war closer to a relatively safe haven in western Ukraine — a center for refugees and humanitarian aid — and within miles of the eastern border of NATO.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 18, 2022

Fears grow for 1,000 civilians buried under theatre reduced to rubble by Russian bombs

As many as 1,300 people are thought to have been in the basement of the three-storey building and only around 130 have been able to get out so far. Only a few more people emerged from the ruins today

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2022

Ukraine: Activists line up 109 empty prams to commemorate children killed during Russia’s war

‘These children wanted to live, instead they are in graves’, says Ukrainian congresswoman

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

In Ukraine, empty strollers are a symbol of children killed in war

As Ukraine mourns its dead, scores of empty strollers were lined up in the cobbled central square of the city of Lviv on Friday to commemorate the children killed in the country since Russia's invasion.

Reuters · Mar 18, 2022

109 empty prams placed in square to mark each child slaughtered by Putin's forces

In Rynok square, Lviv, 109 empty prams were placed out to commemorate each of the innocent children slaughtered by Vladimir Putin's forces since their invasion of Ukraine began

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2022