Ukraine’s Lviv hit by missiles, Mariupol refuses to surrender

Ukrainian authorities said missiles struck the western city of Lviv on Monday, killing six and explosions rocked other cities.

The Russian military has refocused its ground offensive in the two eastern provinces known as the Donbas, while launching long-distance strikes at other targets, including the capital, Kyiv.

Lviv regional governor Maksym Kozystkiy said, “Missiles struck military facilities and a car tire service point.”

The city’s mayor, Andriy Sadoviy said, “In addition to the six killed, eleven were wounded and the blast had shattered the windows of a hotel housing Ukrainians evacuated from elsewhere in the country.”

Many Mariupol civilians, including children, are also sheltering at the Azovstal plant, Mikhail Vershinin, head of the city’s patrol police.

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