Russia has escalated its war in Ukraine with a strike on a major military base in western Ukraine, reportedly killing 20 people, only hours after the Kremlin warned that western supply lines into the embattled country were “legitimate targets”.
Two large explosions were seen on Sunday at the base in Yavoriv, a garrison city 12km (7.5 miles) from the Polish border. The rocket attack took place at 5.45am.
“My windows shook. The whole house vibrated. It was dark. The sky lit up with two explosions,” said Stepan Chuma, 27, an emergency worker, who hurried to the scene with his colleagues.
He said 20 people were confirmed dead. Nineteen ambulances with sirens blaring were seen driving from the direction of the base, a witness said, according to Reuters.
A further seven ambulances were seen driving towards the facility.
The Lviv regional military administration said airstrikes hit the International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security in Yavoriv. The security centre, which is about 50km (30 miles) west of Lviv, is a large military base that includes a training centre for soldiers, predominantly for peacekeeping missions.
Lviv’s mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, said the facility was hit by eight missiles. The Interfax Ukraine news agency cited Anton Mironovich, a spokesperson for the academy of land forces of the Ukrainian armed forces, as saying: “According to preliminary data there are no dead, but information about the injured and wounded is being clarified.”
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