6 killed in Russia´s attacks in Lviv, Mariupol defenders vow to fight

At least six people were killed and eight others wounded on Monday in missile strikes on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, reported Xinhua, quoting Maksym Kozytsky, head of the Lviv regional military-civilian administration.

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

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

Meanwhile, defenders of the besieged city of Mariupol will fight to the end against Russian forces, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), quoting Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal as saying.

The port city has not fallen despite an ultimatum from Moscow to remaining fighters to give up, he said.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia has chosen to raze Mariupol to the ground.

Local officials said Russian forces have announced they will stop anyone from entering or leaving the city, the BBC added.