Number of injured in Russian missile strike on Lviv rises to 38
The death toll from the Russian missile strike on Lviv on July 30 stands at one, while the number of injured has increased to 38. Emergency workers continue to clear the rubble.
The number of people injured in the Russian missile strike on the city of Lviv on 30 July has risen to 38, according to Maksym Kozytskyi, the head of the Lviv Oblast Military Administration. In a statement on Telegram, Kozytskyi said: 'Thirty-eight people have been injured as a result of yesterday's missile attack on Lviv.' He also confirmed that one person had been killed.
Kozytskyi added that rescue workers are continuing to clear the rubble at the sites of the impacts. The rescue operation has been underway since the attack, with emergency services earlier warning that people could still be trapped under the debris.
The Russian forces launched the missile strike on the morning of 30 July. The attack damaged residential buildings, including the entrance section of a five-storey apartment block on Paton Street, which was completely destroyed. During the search efforts, the body of 35-year-old Lviv police officer Volodymyr Shandra was recovered from under the rubble.
Local authorities are now working to assess the full scale of the damage and provide assistance to the wounded. The clearing and rescue efforts continue at the affected sites.
