A Russian missile attack near Lviv airport has raised fears of Vladimir Putin’s war spreading to western Ukraine, as Russia claimed to be “tightening the noose” around the south-eastern port city of Mariupol.
A facility for repairing military aircraft by Lviv’s international airport – only 43 miles from Poland’s border – was hit by two cruise missiles fired from the Black Sea on Friday morning.
Ukrainian officials said they had shot down a further four missiles launched in the attack, the second on facilities near the historic city in recent days.
#Ukraine: In #Kharkiv Oblast, the Russian Army lost a MT-LBVMK and a 2S3 Akatsiya 152mm SPG, apparently in good condition. pic.twitter.com/kzrZQEKRxz
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 17, 2022
