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The Independent UK
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Sam Hancock,Joe Middleton,Graeme Massie and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Ukraine news – live: Russian missiles strike Lviv in dawn attack as fresh sanctions mount on Moscow

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An aircraft repair plant was hit by Russian missiles fired at the city of Lviv, in north-west Ukraine, this morning.

The building has been destroyed, city mayor Andriy Sadovy said.

The attack caused no injuries or deaths, and the plant had to be stopped – he also said.

Lviv was largely untouched by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February.

Meanwhile, a number of countries have imposed sanctions on Moscow in response to the Russian assault on Ukraine.

Japan said it will impose sanctions against 15 Russian individuals and nine organisations, including defence officials and state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport.

Australia placed sanctions on Russia’s finance ministry and 11 additional banks and government organisations.

The sanctions cover the majority of Russia’s banking assets along with the entities that handle its sovereign debt.

Marise Payne, an Australian foreign minister, said: “With our recent inclusion of the Central Bank of Russia, Australia has now targeted all Russian government entities responsible for issuing and managing Russia’s sovereign debt.”

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