{"id":19099,"date":"2022-03-19T11:23:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T05:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=19099"},"modified":"2022-03-19T11:23:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T05:53:37","slug":"russian-missiles-strike-near-lviv-airport-aircraft-repair-plant-destroyed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/19\/russian-missiles-strike-near-lviv-airport-aircraft-repair-plant-destroyed\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian missiles strike near Lviv airport, aircraft repair plant destroyed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">A <strong>Russian missile attack<\/strong> has destroyed an aircraft repair plant in Ukraine\u2019s western city of <strong>Lviv<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\"> During the early morning on March 18, 2022, the 23rd day of the war in Ukraine, <strong>Russian missiles struck an area<\/strong> near Lviv airport, Ukrainian media reported. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-Kyiv-Russian-invasion-AFP-770x433-1.jpg\" alt=\"A Russian missile attack has destroyed an aircraft repair plant in Ukraine\u2019s western city of Lviv. Read more here \" class=\"wp-image-19102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-Kyiv-Russian-invasion-AFP-770x433-1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-Kyiv-Russian-invasion-AFP-770x433-1-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-Kyiv-Russian-invasion-AFP-770x433-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-Kyiv-Russian-invasion-AFP-770x433-1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-Kyiv-Russian-invasion-AFP-770x433-1-750x420.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Lviv\u2019s Mayor, Andriy Sadovyi <\/strong>said the city was hit by multiple explosions following an air raid siren. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Thick plumes of smoke were visible in the sky.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least three blasts were heard near to the airport&#8217;s territory,but the airport itself was not attacked, a witness told local media. However, some buildings at a nearby plane repair plant were destroyed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-russian-war\">Russian War<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c<strong>Several Russian missiles hit the aircraft repair plant.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> Its buildings were destroyed by the blows. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The active work of the plant was stopped in advance. Rescuers and relevant utilities are working on the site<\/strong>,\u201d Sadovyi said.  <\/p><p>At the time of writing, <strong>no casualties<\/strong> have so far been reported. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/000_326E3VE-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/000_326E3VE-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/000_326E3VE-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/000_326E3VE-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/000_326E3VE-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/000_326E3VE-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/000_326E3VE-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/000_326E3VE.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong>Ukrainian Air Force, six Kh-555 cruise missiles <\/strong>were fired from the direction of the Black Sea, two of them were shot down by <em>Ukrainian anti-air defenses. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine, a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/unesco.in\">UNESCO<\/a> world heritage site, <\/strong>and a popular tourist destination. <\/p><p>It has also served as a hub to allow the <em>passage of humanitarian and military supplies <\/em>into the country during the ongoing conflict. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Connected with us! 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