Russian missiles struck Lviv in western Ukraine 

Russian missiles struck Lviv in western Ukraine early on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens of others, marking the latest in a series of deadly overnight attacks in residential areas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials said.

“More than 30 people were injured,” Zelenskyy said in a statement posted to the messaging app Telegram. “Ordinary residential buildings in the city, schools and medical institutions were damaged.”

Serhiy Kiral, the deputy mayor of Lviv, told ABC News that at least seven people — including three children — were confirmed killed. A 14-year-old girl was among the dead, Zelenskyy said.

“Firefighters are still working to put out the fire, to rescue people who may still be under the debris,” Kiral said early on Wednesday.

The strike was the western Ukrainian city’s worst since an attack last year that killed 10 people, Kiral said, adding, “Impunity leads to more crime; rule of thumb.”

Lviv was one of a few cities across the country that were targeted on Wednesday by Russian missiles, Zelenskyy said. The attack came against a backdrop of intensifying Russian long-range strikes on Ukrainian cities, military targets and critical infrastructure nationwide. Several of Moscow’s recent strikes appeared to have included both civilian and military targets, Mykhailo Podolyak, a Ukrainian presidential adviser, said Wednesday.