Editing Lviv (section)

=====Russian invasion of Ukraine=====
{{See also|Lviv strikes (2022–present)}}
[[File:2022 Lviv bombing.jpg|thumb|Fire after a Russian strike on a fuel depot in Lviv, March 2022]]
During the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Lviv became the nation's ''de facto'' western capital in February 2022 as some embassies, government agencies, and media organizations were relocated from [[Kyiv]] due to the direct military threat to the capital.<ref name=War>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/18/ukraine-russia-lviv-war/ |title=Ukraine's Lviv in spotlight as diplomats and others leave Kyiv – the Washington Post |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=23 February 2022 |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224074723/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/18/ukraine-russia-lviv-war/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lviv also became a safe haven for the Ukrainians fleeing other parts of the country affected by the invasion, their number exceeding 200,000 by 18 March 2022. Many used the city as a stopping point on their way to Poland. Lviv and the larger region around it also served as crucial arms and humanitarian supply route.<ref name="cnn1803" /> Bracing for Russian attacks, local government and citizens, helped by Polish and Croatian advisers, worked to protect the city's cultural heritage by erecting makeshift barriers around historical monuments, wrapping statues, and safeguarding art treasures.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wrapping The Art Treasures Of Lviv |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/lviv-monuments-protection-russia-war/31759566.html |access-date=18 March 2022 |agency=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |date=18 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318145610/https://www.rferl.org/a/lviv-monuments-protection-russia-war/31759566.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the course of the war, the area in and around Lviv has been struck by Russian missile attacks. [[Yavoriv military base attack|Yavoriv military training base]] was struck on 13 March 2022, the Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant near the [[Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport]] on 18 March 2022,<ref name="cnn1803" /> and a fuel depot and other facilities within the city limits on 26 March 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three additional blasts heard in Lviv, regional military administration says |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-26-22#h_0209716058a32b5f42a81bf113a2f979 |access-date=26 March 2022 |work=CNN |date=26 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326184113/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-26-22/h_0209716058a32b5f42a81bf113a2f979 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 18 April 2022, the city was hit by five missile strikes, killing seven civilians and wounding 11, according to mayor [[Andriy Sadovyi|Andriy Sadoviy]]. Regional governor Maksym Kozystkiy said that the targets were military factories and a tyre shop. A hotel housing evacuees was also hit, damaging its windows. The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that all locations were struck by Russian missiles during the night of 18 April were military targets.<ref>{{cite news |title= Blasts rock Ukraine as bodies line streets |url= https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7702438/blasts-rock-ukraine-as-bodies-line-streets/ |access-date= 18 April 2022 |publisher= the Canberra Times |date= 18 April 2022 |language= en |archive-date= 18 April 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220418092930/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7702438/blasts-rock-ukraine-as-bodies-line-streets/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

Lviv was targeted during the [[10 October 2022 missile strikes on Ukraine]], resulting in a city-wide blackout.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explosions in Lviv, city is without electricity and mobile connection |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/10/10/7371068/ |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en |archive-date=12 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012150631/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/10/10/7371068/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 October 2022,  Sadoviy announced that the city was hit by a missile strike, resulting in a power outage and water supply shortage.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Reuters |date=2022-10-12 |title=Russian strike on Ukraine's Lviv hits power supply – mayor |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-strike-ukraines-lviv-hits-power-supply-mayor-says-2022-10-11/ |access-date=2022-10-12 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013015118/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-strike-ukraines-lviv-hits-power-supply-mayor-says-2022-10-11/ |url-status=live }}</ref>