Early morning shelling has hit two Ukrainian cities early this morning, according to regional authorities.
Explosions were reported in Lutsk in northwestern Ukraine, near the Polish border, as well as in Dnipro, a major stronghold in central-eastern Ukraine.
The strike in Lutsk targeted an airfield according to the city’s mayor.
Igor Polishchuk urged his citizens to take cover in a Facebook post early this morning.
Last night several Russian strikes hit the city of Lutsk in western #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/fCRYQ6i6gA
— Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) March 11, 2022
Meanwhile, in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, three airstrikes early on Friday killed at least one person, Ukraine’s state emergency services said, adding that the strikes were close to a kindergarten and an apartment building.
The attack is believed to have occurred at 6.10 am in the Novokodatskyi district.
A two-story shoe factory reportedly caught fire with footage of the aftermath of the airstrike published by state emergency services.
Neither of the cities has seen direct shelling before.
Video of the strike in Dnipro earlier this morning pic.twitter.com/ypsaiAH5gV
— Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) March 11, 2022
