Russia bombs a Ukrainian military base 25 kilometers from the border with Poland

The regional council of Lviv, in western Ukraine, reported this Sunday the impact of eight Russian missiles against a military base located very close to the border with Poland in what is the largest escalation against this region.

“The (Russian) occupiers have carried out an air attack on the International Center for Security and Peacekeeping in Yavoriv”, 50 kilometers west of Lviv and very close to the border with Poland, as reported by the regional council on its page. Web.

At least eight missiles They have impacted the base and so far there are no reports of victims. The explosions took place around 5.50 local time (3.50 GMT) and were heard in the center of Lviv, according to Efe, while minutes before the anti-aircraft sirens had sounded to seek refuge.

The attack was carried out in the military unit of the facility, according to the Interfax agency, which quoted the spokesman for the Academy of Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Anton Mironovich. “According to preliminary data, there have been no deaths, but the information on injuries is being clarified,” added the soldier.

This military training base, the largest in the western part of the country and a traditional joint military test site with NATO, is located less than 25 kilometers from the Polish border.

Lviv is one of the safest areas in the country as it is far from the front lines and is the transit point for refugees crossing into Poland. the country that welcomes the most Ukrainians since the beginning of the war on February 24. The Russian Army has attacked various points in recent days in western Ukraine, which can be considered a new direction in the strategy of the Russian troops.

For his part, Vadym Denysenkoo, advisor to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, stated in the local media that with this attack “the Russians intend to show that there is no safe place in Ukraine.”