On the night of July 6, 2023, Russian troops launched another missile strike on Lviv. They launched cruise missiles “Caliber” from the waters of the Black Sea. Ten people were killed and 42 others were injured. Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi noted that this was the largest attack on the city's civilian infrastructure since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of Yurko Dyachyshyn, who captured the aftermath of a missile strike on his hometown of Lviv.
On July 6, the Russian army launched another missile strike on Lviv. The Russian military launched ten cruise missiles “Caliber” from the waters of the Black Sea in western Ukraine, seven of them shot down the Armed Forces. As a result of the attack, 10 residents of Lviv were killed, another 42 were injured.
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The buildings in the historic district of Lviv — buffer zone of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Lviv — Ensemble of the Historical Center” were destroyed. More than 30 houses were damaged, located at a distance of two to three kilometers from Lviv's Old Town. Stryiska Street was the most affected, in particular the house designed by the Polish architect Michal Ryba. The building consists of several buildings and is an architectural monument of local importance. In the house, the third and fourth floors of two entrances collapsed. Two schools, several dormitories of Lviv Polytechnic, buildings of the campus of the Ukrainian Catholic University and the recently built business campus of Lviv Tech City also suffered significant damage.
Missiles also fell in rural areas in two districts of Lviv region. Private residential buildings, several outbuildings and a library were damaged as a result of the impact. Fortunately, none of the residents were injured.
Photographer Yurko Dyachyshyn documented the aftermath of a missile strike on his hometown of Lviv.
“I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of the first explosion. It was dark and nothing was visible,” recalls Yurko Dyachishin. “For some time, at different intervals, there was another series of explosions. Although it happened about three kilometers from my house, it seemed that the explosions were far outside the city.”
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When information about the place of arrival appeared in the media, Yurko Diachyshyn immediately went to Stryiska Street.
“When I saw the damaged house, I became very worried. After all, it was in the entrance where the rocket hit, my friend lived with five children,” says Yurko Dyachishin.
In parallel with the shooting, he approached the residents and asked them about the fate of his girlfriend. Subsequently, among the people, the photographer saw her husband and learned that just before the second arrival, the woman and her family managed to run out of the house and lie on the ground in the park nearby. None of them were injured, but their apartment was damaged and the car was completely destroyed.
“After shooting the consequences of the missile strike, I went to the funeral of a friend who died near Bakhmut,” says Yurko Dyachishin.
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Yurko Diachishin — Photographer from Lviv, has been engaged in photography since 2002. Yurk's work has been published in international publications such as the New York Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, The Wall Street Journal. Author of numerous photo projects, including Terra Galicia, Slavik's Fashion and others. From the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, he documents the life of his hometown during the war.
Photographer's social networks: Instagram, Facebook
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Kateryna Moskalyuk
Bild-editor: Vyacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
The project is implemented thanks to support IWM Documenting Ukraine.
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On the night of July 6, 2023, Russian troops launched another missile strike on Lviv. They launched cruise missiles “Caliber” from the waters of the Black Sea. Ten people were killed and 42 others were injured. Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi noted that this was the largest attack on the city's civilian infrastructure since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of Yurko Dyachyshyn, who captured the aftermath of a missile strike on his hometown of Lviv.
On July 6, the Russian army launched another missile strike on Lviv. The Russian military launched ten cruise missiles “Caliber” from the waters of the Black Sea in western Ukraine, seven of them shot down the Armed Forces. As a result of the attack, 10 residents of Lviv were killed, another 42 were injured.
The buildings in the historic district of Lviv — buffer zone of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Lviv — Ensemble of the Historical Center” were destroyed. More than 30 houses were damaged, located at a distance of two to three kilometers from Lviv's Old Town. Stryiska Street was the most affected, in particular the house designed by the Polish architect Michal Ryba. The building consists of several buildings and is an architectural monument of local importance. In the house, the third and fourth floors of two entrances collapsed. Two schools, several dormitories of Lviv Polytechnic, buildings of the campus of the Ukrainian Catholic University and the recently built business campus of Lviv Tech City also suffered significant damage.
Missiles also fell in rural areas in two districts of Lviv region. Private residential buildings, several outbuildings and a library were damaged as a result of the impact. Fortunately, none of the residents were injured.
Photographer Yurko Dyachyshyn documented the aftermath of a missile strike on his hometown of Lviv.
“I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of the first explosion. It was dark and nothing was visible,” recalls Yurko Dyachishin. “For some time, at different intervals, there was another series of explosions. Although it happened about three kilometers from my house, it seemed that the explosions were far outside the city.”
When information about the place of arrival appeared in the media, Yurko Diachyshyn immediately went to Stryiska Street.
“When I saw the damaged house, I became very worried. After all, it was in the entrance where the rocket hit, my friend lived with five children,” says Yurko Dyachishin.
In parallel with the shooting, he approached the residents and asked them about the fate of his girlfriend. Subsequently, among the people, the photographer saw her husband and learned that just before the second arrival, the woman and her family managed to run out of the house and lie on the ground in the park nearby. None of them were injured, but their apartment was damaged and the car was completely destroyed.
“After shooting the consequences of the missile strike, I went to the funeral of a friend who died near Bakhmut,” says Yurko Dyachishin.
Yurko Diachishin — Photographer from Lviv, has been engaged in photography since 2002. Yurk's work has been published in international publications such as the New York Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, The Wall Street Journal. Author of numerous photo projects, including Terra Galicia, Slavik's Fashion and others. From the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, he documents the life of his hometown during the war.
Photographer's social networks: Instagram, Facebook
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Kateryna Moskalyuk
Bild-editor: Vyacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
The project is implemented thanks to support IWM Documenting Ukraine.
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