Three Ukrainian cities rocked by Russian airstrikes for the first time

Published March 11, 2022 9:44am ET



Residents in three Ukrainian cities woke up to the sound of airstrikes Friday for the first time in the 16 days since Russia’s invasion of the country.

Airfields were the targets in the western Ukrainian cities of Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk, according to reports. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the strikes in Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk to Russian media outlets, calling them “high-precision, long-range attack[s].”

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