Attacks early Friday destroyed buildings at an aircraft repair facility near Lviv's airport, the city's mayor said, a region that for much of the past three-plus weeks has been considered a relative safe haven.
Russian forces stalled outside major Ukrainian cities have turned to shelling them from afar, including dozens of confirmed attacks on health facilities. Attacks early Friday destroyed buildings at an aircraft repair facility near Lviv's airport, the city's mayor said, a region that for much of the past three-plus weeks has been considered a relative safe haven.
The war, which according to U.N. estimates has led more than 3 million people to flee Ukraine thus far, continues to draw new rebukes, from President Joe Biden calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a"murderous dictator" to actor and ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sharing a video appealing directly to the Russian people. The American president will speak via phone to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, Friday morning.
Here's a look at the latest developments in the war in Ukraine and the security crisis in Eastern Europe.
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