Smoke rises after an explosion in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on March 18, 2022.

Smoke rises after an explosion in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

Yuriy Dyachyshyn is pictured.

Smoke rises after an explosion in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

Yuriy Dyachyshyn is pictured.

Smoke rises after an explosion in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

Yuriy Dyachyshyn is pictured.

There is smoke near the city center as Russian attacks continue. The roads to the region were closed.

Anadolu Agency.

Several missiles hit an aircraft repair center on the outskirts of Lviv, the city's mayor said Friday.

Russian forces are widening their attack. Many Ukrainians have left their homes in other parts of the country to be safe in Lviv. The mayor of the city had to take action to stop landlords from raising rents because of the refugees.

Russian missiles hit the area near the airport, Sadovyi said in a series of Telegram posts.

Several missiles hit the aircraft repair plant. The buildings were destroyed by the blows, according to an NBC News translation. Rescuers and utilities are working on the site.

He said that the airport had not been hit.

An air alarm sounded in the city just after 6 a.m., and three explosions were heard from the outskirts of the city at around 6:25 a.m.

There is a person named Chloe Taylor.

Chinese state media said that the Chinese and US presidents would speak at the same time. The reports didn't mention Ukraine by name.

Chinese state media have stopped covering the war in Ukraine in favor of other topics. China's ambassador to the U.S. said in an op-ed in the Washington Post that the conflict is not good for China, and Beijing would have tried to prevent it.

One of the consistent state media messages blames the U.S. for making the tensions worse.

The Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, People's Daily, put a headline about the upcoming call in its front page on Friday. An editorial blamed the U.S. for holding double standards.

Evelyn Cheng.