Russian strikes hit western Ukraine far from main offensive

MARIUPOL: Local authorities say Russian strikes hit near airports in the western Ukrainian cities of

Ivano-Frankiivsk

and

Lutsk

, far from

Russia

's main attack targets elsewhere in

Ukraine

.


The mayor of Ivano-Frankiivsk,

Ruslan Martsinkiv

, ordered residents in the neighbouring areas to head to shelters after an air raid alert. The mayor of Lutsk also announced an airstrike near the airport.

The strikes were far to the west from the main Russian offensive and could indicate a new direction of the war.