Large-scale fire in Lviv after Russian attack: energy facility and warehouses damaged – photos

A large-scale fire has broken out in Lviv due to a Russian strike on the morning of 19 November. An energy facility, a woodworking business and a warehouse have been damaged in the city.

Source: Ihor Zinkevych, a member of Lviv City Council; Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of Lviv Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "There is a big fire in Lviv. It will take several hours to put out the fire. Close your windows as the air may be polluted."

Details: Zinkevych also posted a photo capturing plumes of smoke rising over the city.

"Sadly, the sunrise over Lviv looks like this today. The Oblast Military Administration will provide all the details of this attack," he added.

Update: Zinkevych later added that an energy facility has been damaged in Lviv and a woodworking facility and a warehouse have been affected. No casualties have been recorded.

"Thick smoke over Lviv is the result of tyres catching fire in civilian warehouses struck by the enemy. At the moment, no casualties have been reported. This is all the confirmed information about the strikes so far. Early reports indicate that the smoke does not pose a health risk. However, just in case, close your windows," he reported.

Later, Kozytskyi added that emergency power outages have been introduced across Lviv Oblast.

"This is a necessary step because the Russians attacked several energy facilities across the country. If the grid cannot be stabilised quickly, sadly, rolling power outages will have to be implemented," he explained.

Background:

• On the morning of 19 November, Russia attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles. Explosions were heard in Khmelnytskyi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne, Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.
• The same attack destroyed an apartment block in the city of Ternopil.

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