the black sea. joining us now, nbc foreign correspondent raf sanchez who s live in lviv, ukraine. raf, there have been several explosions in lviv where you are this morning. what s the latest? reporter: that s right, the air-raid sirens have been going off here in lviv all morning, the mayor says six people were killed, 11 injured, as russian forces carried out a series of cruise missile strikes near the railway station here. the governor says three military targets were struck but also a civilian car repair shop, among the wounded is one child. we don t know what condition that child is in. but this is vladimir putin s striking deep, in western ukraine, and even as the fighting on the ground shifts to the east, part of what is so shocking about this attack near the railway station is that station has been a lifeline, a
told it was three military infrastructure points. we don t know much more about what was being produced there. the authorities in lviv also said a civilian car repair shop had been targeted. right across this country, there are places like kharkiv and mariupol where we talk about the near constant shelling, but there is still a sense of normality as you go further west. as you say, it is where a lot of people moved to seek sanctuary. when they see things like this attack this morning, it gives people a fresh sense of nervousness and fear. find sense of nervousness and fear. and on the other sense of nervousness and fear. and on the other side of the country in mykolaiv, where hearing from the ukrainian foreign minister some sobering lines. he says the situation is dire militarily and heartbreaking. it doesn t exist are the ukrainians saying that russia now has control of mariupol? that s a aood now has control of mariupol? that s
say the site you saw dan at, the car repair shop was targeted, and military facilities as well. when russia goes to places like lviv it is very much with the intention of disrupting the supply chain. we have heard repeatedly from president zelensky and others that what ukraine needs now is more weapons, more ammunition. they need to keep bringing the stocks back in and a lot of those come from the west over the polish border, so in many ways it is russia reminding people wherever they are in this country that they are prepared to attack, prepared to disrupt supply routes and supply lines, even in areas a long way away from the fiercest of fighting. long way away from the fiercest of fi . htinu. . , long way away from the fiercest of fiuuhtin. . , ., fighting. and the fiercest of fi . htin: fighting. and the fiercest of fighting certainly fighting. and the fiercest of fighting certainly in - fighting. and the fiercest of fighting certainly in the - fighting. and the fiercest of fi
what is the latest on this russian escalation? figs what is the latest on this russian escalation? what is the latest on this russian escalation? , . ., , escalation? as we heard, there was that attack on escalation? as we heard, there was that attack on the escalation? as we heard, there was that attack on the western - escalation? as we heard, there was that attack on the western city - escalation? as we heard, there was that attack on the western city of i that attack on the western city of disease this lviv this morning. that has significance because it is a city that has been largely unscathed. i was there a few weeks ago when there was that attack and people in the city are living their lives very much as normal. it s also a place where many ukrainians have led to from the east in search of sanctuary. the mayor and seven people including one child were killed in the attack this morning which targeted military facilities and a car repair shop. alongside that which has s
reconstruction work is possible until the conflict ends. sean dilley, bbc news. with me now is our correspondent anna foster who s in kyiv. what is the latest on this russian intensification? we what is the latest on this russian intensification? what is the latest on this russian intensification? we have heard ust intensification? we have heard ust in the last hour fl intensification? we have heard ust in the last hour mi intensification? we have heard ust in the last hour or two i intensification? we have heard ust in the last hour or two from i intensification? we have heardjust in the last hour or two from the - in the last hour or two from the mayor of lviv and the governor of the particular 0blast where we saw the particular 0blast where we saw the attack this morning. the death toll has risen to seven including one child on the edge of the city, targeting military installations under car repair shop there. certainly here in kyiv for the last few days, we have had again st