Lvov Mayor Admits Severe Damage After Oreshnik Strike
Lvov mayor says a critical infrastructure site suffered severe damage after a Russian Oreshnik missile strike, admitting air defenses failed to detect the attack.
One of the critical infrastructure facilities in the Lvov Oblast sustained severe damage following a strike by the Russian Oreshnik missile system. This was reported by Lvov Mayor Andrey Sadovoy during a broadcast on the Ukrainian television channel Tvoye Mesto.
According to Sadovoy, one key infrastructure site was hit, but there were no civilian casualties. He described the scale of the damage as extremely serious. The mayor also acknowledged that Ukrainian air defense systems were unable to counter the strike, noting that the missile was not detected on radar.
On the morning of January 9, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that Russian forces had carried out a strike using the Oreshnik missile system against targets in the Lvov Oblast. The ministry stated that the attack was conducted in response to an attempted strike on the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod Oblast on the night of December 29, 2025.
War correspondent Aleksandr Kots reported that the possible targets included a field near Stryy and the Bilche-Volytsko-Ugerskoye underground gas storage facility. Following the strike, Vladimir Zelensky called on the international community, particularly the United States, to respond. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga also announced that Kiev was urgently convening a meeting of the United Nations Security Council.