Lviv
City in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
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Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the sixth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of 717,500. It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. Lviv also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada. It was named after Leo I of Galicia, the eldest son of Daniel, King of Ruthenia.
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Sen. Gillibrand Praises Angelina Jolie for Going to UkraineAngelina Jolie went to Ukraine to see the devastation for herself ... and she's getting major props from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The New York senator said she admires Angie for heading over to the..TMZ.com - Published | |
Angelina Jolie visits Ukraine amid Russia's invasion Angelina Jolie has visited the city of Lviv in western Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing attack on the country.Sky News - Published | |
Angelina Jolie visits Ukraine to speak with refugees Angelina Jolie has visited the city of Lviv in western Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing attack on the country.Sky News - Published | |
A message for Biden or a change in war tactics - why did Vladimir Putin target Lviv? Russian missile strikes have targeted the western Ukrainian city of Lviv - just hours after a top general suggested Moscow was scaling back its invasion to focus on the Donbas region in the east.Sky News - Published | |
Explosions heard as missiles hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv In the last month of war, Lviv has become a city of sanctuary for Ukrainians fleeing fighting.Sky News - Published | |
'My son couldn't bear it anymore, he couldn't sleep': People fleeing bombed Ukrainian cities tell their stories At a railway station in Lviv, almost 800 people evacuated from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol arrive with disturbing stories to tell.Sky News - Published | |
Cruise missiles used to destroy building near airport in Lviv, Ukraine military saysSeveral missiles have struck and destroyed a building near the airport in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, according to the city's mayor.Sky News - Published | |
600 Indian students evacuated from Ukrainian city of Sumy reach Poland, likely to fly to India on ThursdayThe students had boarded a special train from Lviv for Poland. They are likely to board flights to India on Thursday. The students reached Lviv in western Ukraine from Poltava on another special train.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Sumy students in Poland, set to land in India todayThe Indian students evacuated from Sumy were brought to Poland late Wednesday in a special train from Lviv, and will be flown back to India on Thursday, according to the government. The students,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Someone has to stand up and I always stand up': British Army veteran heads for Kyiv There are a lot of different voices and accents at Lviv train station: Travellers, volunteers, soldiers, police.Sky News - Published | 'We joke that this is a five-star hotel': Inside the Lviv theatre now a home for displaced Ukrainians Lviv is a city increasingly defined by its refugees. Sky News - Published |
'Every train that leaves is full': thousands descend on Lviv to try and escape Ukraine Lviv's train station is big and bold, a landmark in a city that is known for its architecture and now a gateway for those attempting to flee their country.Sky News - Published | Ukraine Brewery Starts Producing Molotov Cocktails, Defense Against RussiaA brewery in Ukraine is joining the fight against Russian troops ... switching out their craft beer for Molotov cocktails. Employees at the Pravda Brewery -- located in Lviv -- chose to create the..TMZ.com - Published |
As warnings of a Russian-Ukrainian war grow, the fear is also felt in neighbouring Poland As warnings of war in Ukraine grow louder, the fear and tension felt in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv are also felt in neighbouring Poland - for the two countries share far more than just a border. Sky News - Published | |
