A Russian missile strike on a residential area killed at least four people and injured dozens more in Lviv in far western Ukraine. It was the deadliest hit of the invasion on the city, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the Polish border and a key supply route and transportation hub. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed a “strong” response. More than 1000 km to the east, Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations around Bakhmut, General Staff said.
(Bloomberg) — A Russian missile strike on a residential area killed at least four people and injured dozens more in Lviv in far western Ukraine. It was the deadliest hit of the invasion on the city, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the Polish border and a key supply route and transportation hub. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed a “strong” response. More than 1000 km to the east, Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations around Bakhmut, General Staff said.
As NATO leaders prepare for a summit next week in Lithuania, President Joe Biden welcomed Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to the White House — and praised the prospect of his country joining the military alliance. Zelenskiy, speaking to CNN on Wednesday, called on Biden to invite his country into NATO “now” and said Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been hampered by slow delivery of weapons by allies.
Ukraine and Russia continue to trade accusations over a potential attack on the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine’s south. Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told the Times, though, that the danger of an attack is “quietly going down.” The UN’s nuclear watchdog demanded better access to the plant but said it didn’t discover mines or explosives there during recent inspections.
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