Russia’s attack on Lviv shakes the city’s sense of security.

Five airstrikes near a railway station in Lviv on Monday, killing seven people, upended the relative sense of security in the picturesque city in western Ukraine, which has been relatively untouched by violence since the start of the war.

For many, the scenes of billowing smoke and the sounds of constantly wailing air raid sirens were stark reminders that the violence now razing cities and villages to the east could be at their doorstep, too, at any moment.

The city, no more than 50 miles from the western border with Poland, has been largely spared direct attacks as Russia has focused its attention on larger and more strategic areas to the east. It has turned into a critical gateway to safety for the millions of Ukrainians who have fled westward, trying to escape the worst of the fighting. Read more

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