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Russia strikes Lviv in western Ukraine with its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, reportedly targeting a critical infrastructure site.
2026-01-9

Widespread blackouts are reported in Western Ukraine as Russian forces launch another wave of cruise missile strikes, including in the city of Lviv, which is currently experiencing a power outage. Moldova also reports "massive" power outages, although the country has not been directly hit by missiles.
2022-11-23

Lviv experiences a major power outage after a Russian missile strike damages "critical infrastructure".
2022-10-11

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that weapons supplied to Ukraine "will be a legitimate target for Russia's military" and further stating "storage facilities in western Ukraine have been targeted". Lavrov also stated that "NATO, in essence, is engaged in a war with Russia through a proxy and is arming that proxy. War means war."
2022-04-26

Russian forces airstrike the western city of Lviv, injuring five people.
2022-03-26

A Russian Air Force airstrike on a television tower in Rivne Oblast in Western Ukraine kills at least nine people, according to Rivne governor Vitaliy Koval.
2022-03-14

The embassy of India in Ukraine is relocated from Lviv to Poland due to the attacks on Western Ukraine.
2022-03-13

The United States relocates its embassy operations from the capital Kyiv to Lviv in western Ukraine, citing a "dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces" on the Russia–Ukraine border.
2022-02-14

Canada withdraws its military advisors from Ukraine and relocates them to an undisclosed destination in Europe. It moves its diplomatic staff to Lviv, suspending all operations at its embassy in Kyiv.
2022-02-13