Ukraine war: Air strikes kill 35 at military base near Polish border
- At least 135 wounded after Russian troops launched multiple air strikes on a military training ground outside Lviv city, near the border with Poland
- Regional governor said Russian planes fired around 30 rockets at the Yavoriv International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security
A Russian missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility near the border with Poland killed 35 people and wounded 134 on Sunday, a Ukrainian official said.
Ukraine said foreign military instructors have previously worked at the base, but a Nato official said there were no personnel from the alliance at the base. It was not immediately clear whether any non-Nato states might have representatives there.
Regional Governor Maksym Kozytsky said Russian planes fired around 30 rockets at the Yavoriv International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security, adding that some were intercepted before they hit. At least 35 people were killed and 134 wounded, he said. Reuters was not able to verify his statement.
The 360 square-km (140 square-mile) facility less than 25km (15 miles) from the Polish border, is one Ukraine’s biggest and the largest in the western part of the country.
The Kremlin did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the reported missile strike so close to the border with Nato, and a short video briefing by Russia’s defence ministry spokesman on Sunday made no mention of such an attack.