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Posted on March 24, 2026
1 min readLast updated: March 24, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleOn March 24, 2026, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported that Russia launched Russian‑Iranian drones in a rare daytime strike on Lviv, hitting the 17th‑century St. Andrew’s Church—a component of its UNESCO World Heritage historic centre; two people were injured.
March 24 (Reuters) - The 17th century St. Andrew's Church, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, came under a Russian attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Tuesday, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.
"Russia is attacking a crowded city centre in broad daylight. Just minutes ago, Russian-Iranian drones struck the city of Lviv," she said on X.
Local officials said earlier that two people had been injured in the rare daytime Russian attack.
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa, Writing by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Alison Williams)
The 17th century St. Andrew's Church, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, was attacked.
The attack was reported by Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
Local officials reported that two people were injured.
Russian-Iranian drones were used to strike the city of Lviv.
The attack happened on Tuesday, as reported on March 24.
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