War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Lviv

Experts work at the site of a Russian drone strike near the statue of Stepan Bandera, one of the founders of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, in Lviv, Ukraine, January 15, 2026.

Smoke rises over the city after morning Russian missile and drone strikes in Lviv, Ukraine, November 19, 2025.

Firefighters extinguish a van on fire in a backyard of a residential house damaged during morning Russian drone and missile strikes in Lviv Region, Ukraine, October 5, 2025.

Firefighters work at the site of a residential area hit during Russian drone and missile strikes, in Lviv Region, Ukraine, August 21, 2025.

Firefighters work at the site of buildings damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes in Lviv, Ukraine, July 12, 2025.

Firefighters work at the site of a residential area hit by a Russian missile strike in Lviv region, Ukraine, November 17, 2024.

Firefighters extinguish fire in trucks at a site where warehouse facilities were hit during a Russian drone strike in the village of Murovane, Ukraine, September 6, 2024.

A local woman speaks on her mobile phone at the site of a Russian drone attack on the outskirts of Lviv, Ukraine, June 19, 2024.

People stand inside a school destroyed during a Russian missile strike in Lviv, Ukraine, February 15, 2024.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian drone attack in Dublyany, Lviv region, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.

The aftermath of a Russian drone attack in Bilohorshcha on the outskirts of Lviv, Western Ukraine, on January 1, 2024.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

Ukrainian soldiers and civilians who have lost limbs as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine prepare to take part in a charity half-marathon in downtown Lviv on September 3.

Local residents look at a part of a missile as they stand near residential buildings destroyed during a Russian military strike in the village of Stavchany, Lviv region, Ukraine on August 15.

Flames rise from a building in Lviv hit by a Russian rocket attack on August 15.

A residential building hit by a Russian missile strike the previous day in Lviv, Ukraine, July 7, 2023.

Rescuers at the site of a residential building hit by a Russian missile strike in Lviv, Ukraine, July 6, 2023.

A firefighter works at a compound of a private house damaged during a massive Russian air strike in Lviv Region, Ukraine, May 29, 2023.

People ride on a bus in the city center without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile attacks in Lviv, Ukraine, November 23, 2022.

Children look at a crater created by an explosion in a residential area after Russian shelling in Solonka, Lviv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.

Smoke rises over the city after Russian missile strikes in Lviv, Ukraine, November 15, 2022.

Smoke rises over the city after Russian missile strikes in Lviv, Ukraine, October 10, 2022.

Ukrainians make camouflage nets and plan to create more that 2,000 square meters of camouflage nets for the Ukrainian army during weekends in Lviv, Ukraine, September 4, 2022.

Smoke rising from the site of a Russian missile attack in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, on Tuesday evening. The strike damaged power stations in the city, causing a blackout in parts of the city.

Firefighters work in Lviv after a civilian building was hit by a Russian missile on April 18.

Smoke rises after an air raid, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Lviv

Lviv, Ukraine: 12 March, 2022 - Coordination center for refugees in Lviv

Kateryna, 16, plays with Dominika, 3, at a temporary shelter organized at the Lviv Regional Academic Puppet Theater in Lviv on March 11.

Lviv, Ukraine: 9 March, 2022 - Volunteers work on the territory of the refugee center in Lviv

Lviv, Ukraine : 4 March, 2022 - Wrapped sculptures in the center of Lviv

Roman, 33, soldier of the 103 Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, marries Iryna, 37, in the Garrison Temple in Lviv, on March 1. They also baptized their child, Solomiya.