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All bomb shelters in Lviv will be open "all the time," mayor says

07 July 2023 04:22 (UTC +04:00)

All bomb shelters in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv will be open "all the time" following Russia's deadly missile attack on Thursday, city Mayor Andriy Sadovyi told CNN, APA reports.

When asked why 10 of the shelters in the city were closed during the attack, Sadovyi told CNN's Isa Soares "we much completely change the situation about shelters."

"We have in my city 6,000 shelters. It is private shelters, local government shelters, different owners. After the missiles attacked, we made a new decision — all shelters must be open all the time," he said.

He added that Lviv used to be a safe city but now "it's a very tough situation."

The time for Russian missiles to reach Lviv if they are launched from Crimea is about 30 minutes, Sadovyi said. If they are launched from Belarus, the time to reach Lviv is 17 minutes.

"But if Russia uses Kinzhal [missiles], the time is only 3 minutes," he said.

Russia claimed to have targeted only military targets, but Sadovyi said the Russian missiles hit civilian infrastructure, including buildings, schools and office spaces.