High-rise residential building catches fire in Lviv after second Russian drone strike on city

Anastasia Protz - 24 March, 17:01

The aftermath of the Russian attack on Lviv. Photo: Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi

Another Russian drone has struck a residential building in the city of Lviv, hitting a high-rise apartment block in the Sykhivskyi district on Chervonoi Kalyny Avenue.

Source: Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi; Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of Lviv Oblast Military Administration

Quote from Sadovyi: "There was a hit in the Sykhivskyi [district]. A high-rise residential building is on fire. The threat remains high."

Details: Sadovyi later reported damage in a third area – Bandery Street near its start. Early reports indicate that debris from Russian airborne assets fell there.

The aftermath of the Russian attack on Lviv.

Photo: Andrii Sadovyi

Background: Russian drones attacked Lviv on 24 March, causing a residential building in the city centre to catch fire. Two people have been seriously injured.

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