Russian attack on a base just 20 kilometers from Poland leaves more than 30 dead

Russian troops have launched this morning more than 30 missiles against a base just 20 kilometers from the Polish border, which has caused at least 35 deaths, in a escalation of the war that brings it closer for the first time to the territory of the European Union (EU) since the invasion began three weeks ago.

“Sadly, we lost more heroes: 35 people died as a result of the bombing of the peacekeeping and security center. Another 134 are found with varying degrees of injuries and they are in the hospital,” Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the state administration in the city of Lviv, announced on his Telegram account.

The politician pointed out that there are also “foreign instructors” at that base; although he did not offer more details of their nationalities and if they are among the victims of the attack.

Lviv is one of the most relatively safe cities in Ukraine as it is located far from the battlefront and this is the first time that Moscow has attacked the outskirts of the city, which is a transit point for Ukrainian refugees seeking to flee to Poland.

But for two days, the anti-aircraft alarms have sounded at dawn so that the inhabitants go to the nearest shelter and today the bombing, which has taken place 50 kilometers west of Lviv, has shaken the historic city, according to Efe, as result of the action of the anti-aircraft defense system, according to the authorities of the region.

30 missiles

“The air strike was carried out from the Black Sea and the Azov Sea. The planes took off from Saratov airport. In total, the occupants fired more than 30 missiles,” Kozytskyi said.

However, he noted that the “Ukrainian air defense system worked. We shot down some of the missiles in the air” and he reiterated his call to “NATO governments:NATO, close the sky over Ukraine! Close the sky over Ukraine or give us military planes!” he exclaimed.

According to their data, at 12:00 local time (10:00 GMT) this Sunday, almost all the fires that had broken out at the military facility had been extinguishedwhile explosives technicians and other specialists are surveying the area, dismantling most of the debris.

The Russian Army, which began the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, it had concentrated its objectives in the east and south of the country as well as around the city of Kiev, although in recent days they have attacked military positions near Poland and Moldova.

a dead journalist

In addition to the attack on the base near Poland, Ukraine today accused the Russian troops to shoot down a journalist originally said to be a contributor to The New York Times, and another informant was injured in the shooting in Irpen, a town located west of Kiev, according to the Ukrainian capital’s police on its Facebook page.

The event was also confirmed by the country’s Parliament on its Twitter account, which shows photos of the victim.

The “(Russian) invaders cynically kill even international media journalists who try to show the truth about the atrocities of Russian troops in Ukraine,” said the chief of police in the Kiev region, Andriy Nebitov, who assured that they were trying to “get the victim out of the combat zone”.

The New York Times noted that it is “deeply saddened by the passing of Brent Renaud,” describing him as a “talented filmmaker” who had collaborated with the medium over the years. (I)