by Aaron Reich, Reuters
Ukrainian base near the Polish border reportedly struck by 30 rockets • Gas pipeline in Luhansk region reportedly damaged.
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A medic transports a serviceman on a stretcher following an attack
on the Yavoriv military base, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at a
hospital in Yavoriv, Ukraine, March 13, 2022.
(photo credit: KAI PFAFFENBACH/REUTERS)
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Airstrikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv killed nine people on Sunday, regional Governor Vitaliy Kim said in an online statement, as explosions were heard in the area of Lviv in western Ukraine for the first time in Russia's ongoing invasion of its neighboring country.
According to the Ukrainian news outlet the New Voice of Ukraine, air raid sirens in Lviv were heard from 3:31 a.m. to 6:33 a.m. local time and residents reported hearing several loud explosions.
Ukraine's Center for International Peacekeeping and Security in Yavoriv, a military training base less than 25 kilometers from the border with Poland, was bombed on Sunday when missiles were fired at it, the Lviv Regional Military Administration said on Facebook.
A total of 30 rockets were fired at the base, according to the Lviv Regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyy.
At least 35 people were killed and were 134 wounded, Kozytskyy said.
According to a Reuters witness, 19 ambulances with sirens blaring were seen driving from the Ukrainian military base after the airstrikes, with seven more heading towards the base.
One of the missiles was successfully shot down, Ukrainian outlet Channel 24 reported, citing Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Vadym Denysenko.
The base is the biggest in the western part of Ukraine and is traditionally the site of joint drills with NATO.
Foreign military instructors worked at the Yavoriv military base, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said, but it was not clear if any were present at the time.
A ministry representative told Reuters the ministry was still trying to establish if any of the instructors were at the center at the time of the attack.
"Poland condemns any element of aggression against Ukraine, including shelling of the Yavoriv base," Polish foreign ministry spokesman said in a message sent to Reuters.
Other airstrikes
Russian forces reportedly carried out numerous airstrikes throughout Ukraine.
Airstrikes overnight targeted an airport in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, according to the city's Mayor Ruslan Martsinkov, with explosions being heard throughout the city.
Writing on Facebook Sunday morning, he urged residents to heed air raid warnings and to move away from areas near the airport. However, he also urged calm and to listen to official sources.
"I remind you that the enemy's goal is to sow panic and fear," he wrote.
This is the third Russian attack on the Ivano-Frankivsk airport, Matsinkiv said on Facebook, adding that the airport's infrastructure was nearly destroyed.
Three airstrikes also took place in and around Chernihiv, where fighting is ongoing, and current casualties are not yet known. However, according to the State Emergency Services, one person was killed and another injured while seven were rescued, as reported by Interfax.
This is a developing story.
Aaron Reich, Reuters
Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-701112
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