Missile Strikes Near Western City Of Lviv, Mayor Says

Key Takeaways: Reported Missile Strikes Near Western City Of Lviv

• Missiles struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early Friday, Mayor Andriy Sadovy said, adding the missiles hit an unknown target near Lviv’s airport less than four miles from the city center.
• Australia and Japan unveiled additional sanctions on Russian companies and individuals Friday, targeting more than a dozen Russian government officials, defense contractors, Russian billionaires as well as major Russian banks and financial institutions.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged paid fighters from Russia to stay away from the conflict early Friday, saying: “This will be the worst decision of your life.”
• Russian forces have taken into custody the mayor of Velykoburlutska in northeastern Ukraine, according to multiple reports—the mayor, Viktor Tereshchenko, appears to be the fourth Ukrainian political figure the Russians have detained in recent days.
• A U.S. citizen has been killed in Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a news conference Thursday, and multiple reports said the American was killed in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, citing local police who said the death was a result of Russian artillery fire.
• The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved revoking normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, paving the way for higher tariffs on goods from those countries.