As a result of rocket attacks on Lviv and the region the night before and damage to three electrical substations, more than 600 households are left without electricity, head of the Lviv military administration Maxim Kozitsky said on Wednesday..
He confirmed that three electrical substations in Lviv suffered significant damage.. As a result, more than 85 thousand households and more than 12 settlements were completely de-energized. Another five settlements - partially. Power was restored as of morning..
An electrical substation in Transcarpathia also received a blow, which affected the operation of the railway..
" Currently there are train delays.. Partial traffic has been resumed,” he added..
According to the military, the missile strike was carried out with the help of Tu-95 or Tu-160 strategic bombers of the Russian Federation.. Of the six cruise missiles fired, the air defense forces shot down two.
“Fortunately, there are no dead in the Lviv region. There are two victims, they were near the explosions. Condition - normal. They are provided with all the necessary medical care,” added the head of the OVA..
Thus, a 58-year-old driver from Transcarpathia received a blow to the chest and a ruptured lung.. He was operated on and is now in stable condition..
A 24-year-old Lviv resident received shrapnel wounds to his arms and legs, some of the fragments were removed during the first operation, but he needs another operation.
As Andriy Sadovy, the mayor of Lvov, said in turn, residential buildings and garages located near substations also suffered from the shock wave..
Recall that the night before, Russia launched strikes in a number of areas.. In particular, in addition to the Lviv region, Kirovograd, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk regions were attacked, air defense worked over Vinnitsa and neutralized enemy missiles.