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The Russians launched a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine in the early morning of 15 August. Their missiles hit an industrial facility in Lutsk (three people were killed), residential buildings in Lviv, and an industrial facility in Dnipro (a fire broke out, and two people were injured), and explosions were also heard in Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Smila, Cherkasy Oblast.
Kyiv’s missile defense is proving its worth after once again intercepting all enemy rockets targeting the Ukrainian capital and surrounding region in Russia’s devastating massive missile attack on Ukraine on Aug. 15.
Serhii Tiurin, first deputy head of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration, reported early on Aug. 15 that explosions were heard in the region and air defense is active. He urged residents to remain in shelters.
The number of people who had sustained injuries in the Russian missile strike on Lviv Oblast on the night of 14-15 August has risen to 19. Source: Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of the Lviv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote from Kozytskyi: "Six [of the people who sustained injuries] are aged 62 to 75.
According to an investigation by Ukrainian journalists at Skhemy, Russia is striking Ukraine with Kh-55 cruise missiles, which Kyiv handed over to Moscow in a 1999 deal. In an interview with NV Radio on Aug. 11, one of the authors of the investigation, Serhiy Andrushko, expands on the details of the agreement and who was responsible for it.