發生空襲的烏克蘭城市亞沃利夫。(翻攝自Google Map)
烏克蘭西部靠近波蘭的城市利維夫(Lviv)13日傳出數起爆炸聲響。利維夫州政府其後指出,並非利沃夫本身受到攻擊,而是隔壁城市亞沃利夫(Yavoriv)的國際軍事基地遭到俄軍以「超過30枚巡弋飛彈」空襲(airstrikes)。
空襲在13日凌晨5時45分開始,至今死亡人數攀升到35人,有134人受傷,現場還有許多未爆彈等待清除,目前不清楚是否有任何外國軍事訓練員在基地內。
Footage from the attack on Yavoriv base where foreign volunteers were trained.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 13, 2022
🎥 New York Times pic.twitter.com/Er4tjDURUV
Russian missiles hit a large Ukrainian base in Yavoriv near the border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people and wounding 134, a local official said, in an escalation of the war to the west of the country as intense fighting was reported elsewhere https://t.co/LUCMehUZR8 pic.twitter.com/jTDhRHhwSW
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 13, 2022
⚡️EXCLUSIVE: We met and interviewed US and UK foreign fighters in Yavoriv who gave @BuzzFeedNews the below video of the Russian missile attack on a NATO military training center today that killed 35 people & injured 134 more. Read my story, with @Kiehart: https://t.co/aw4N8FJuO6 pic.twitter.com/Yga0S6gcsH
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) March 13, 2022
亞沃利夫最近離波蘭只隔12英里(約25公里),為許多外交官與媒體的臨時駐點位置,也是烏克蘭難民撤離的中轉站之一,十分靠近東歐,猛烈攻勢引起震驚。
Aftermath of Yavoriv training center strike pic.twitter.com/pktJfggNfy
— Michael Kofman (@KofmanMichael) March 13, 2022
根據推特影片,從波蘭的東南部布多密爾斯(Budomierz)都可以看到亞沃利夫被攻擊的畫面,橘紅色爆炸點燃天空。
Russian attack for #Yavoriv viewed from polish-ukrainian border #Budomierz pic.twitter.com/EUaCRqujnC
— elubaczow.com (@elubaczow) March 13, 2022
英國《金融時報》報導,美國官員表示,俄羅斯自入侵以來一直向中國索取軍備,白宮憂中國可能決定幫助俄羅斯侵略。