Six killed, 8 wounded in missile strikes on western Ukraine

YURIY DYACHYSHYN AFP KIEV BRUSSELS - At least six people were killed and eight others wounded in missile strikes on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Monday, according to Maksym Kozytsky, head of the regional military-civilian administration in Lviv.

Russian troops launched four missile strikes on the city, Kozytsky said on Facebook, three missiles hit military infrastructure, and another hit a tire service center.

Kozytsky said that Efforts are underway to extinguish the fire caused by the strikes.

According to a statement issued by the EU on Sunday, the EU is allocating another 50 million euro about $54.03 million for humanitarian aid to people affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Some 45 million euros of funding is allocated for humanitarian projects in Ukraine and 5 million euro for projects in neighboring Moldova, which has taken in hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees since the start of the conflict.

The EU's humanitarian aid funding will address the most urgent humanitarian needs, including access to safe drinking water and hygiene, shelter and protection, cash assistance and support for gender-based violence, according to the statement.

As heavy fighting and missile strikes continue to destroy critical civilian infrastructure, humanitarian needs in Ukraine remain extremely high, the EU said in the statement.

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