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More on the Russian strikes on the western city of Lviv overnight. 

We reported earlier that at least seven people had died including three children.

Among those killed were a nine-year-old and a 14-year-old, regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi said on Telegram. A medical worker is also believed to have died.

The city’s mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, said that four of the victims were related.

Yevheniya Bazylevych is the only surviving member of his family after the strike killed his wife and three young daughters, including Yaryna, 21, who worked in the mayor’s office. 

After today’s 🇷🇺 attack, the only person in this photo who survived is the man.
Mother Yevheniya and her three daughters — Yaryna, Daryna, and Emiliya — were killed.
Standing in the back is Yaryna Bazylevych. She was 21 y.o. Yaryna worked in our office for “Youth Capital 2025” pic.twitter.com/XmSU3FPEbS

— Андрій Садовий (@AndriySadovyi) September 4, 2024

Ukraine’s interior minister, Ihor Klymenko, said the attack had injured around 40 people.

More than 70 buildings, including schools, homes and clinics, were also damaged.

At least seven local architectural monuments in Lviv were affected. All were located in the city’s historic area and UNESCO buffer zone, which aims to protect World Heritage property.

Meanwhile, five people were injured in the city of Kryvyi Rih – President Zelenskyy’s hometown. A 10-year-old was among the injured, Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Serhiy Lysak said.

We’ve no update on casualties from Kyiv, but we’ll bring you more as we get it.