As President Joe Biden visited Poland on Saturday and known as for Western unity towards the Russian invasion of Ukraine, rockets struck the western Ukrainian metropolis of Lviv, sending waves of worry throughout a spot that had been a refuge for lots of of 1000’s of individuals fleeing assaults on different components of the nation.
In Lviv, the closest main Ukrainian metropolis to Poland, thick black smoke could possibly be seen coming from the primary blast website for hours earlier than a second set of explosions was heard. Individuals sheltered underground after the explosions.
The explosions occurred whereas Biden was in Poland’s capital, Warsaw, about 340 kilometers (210 miles) away. The pictures of the American president visiting Ukrainian refugees and humanitarian help employees in Poland contrasted with photos of flames capturing from blast websites and other people huddled collectively in bomb shelters in Lviv.