Russian missiles strike energy infrastructure in Lviv Oblast, explosions heard in multiple cities.

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Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks overnight on June 22, targeting multiple Ukrainian regions. In Lviv Oblast, a Russian missile struck a energy infrastructure facility causing a fire to break out, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported.

No information was immediately available as to the extent of the damage. Emergency crews are currently on-scene extinguishing the blaze. Explosions were heard in the northwestern city of Lutsk in Volyn Oblast, and over Vinnytsia Oblast around 4:45 a.m local time, Suspilne reported.

Residents also reported hearing sounds of explosions around 5:30 a.m. local time in the city of Khmelnytskyi, according to Suspilne. Ukraine's Air Force warned of missile threats on Ukraine's western and central regions. At 4:50 a.m. local time, Poland announced that it had scrambled military jets to protect Polish airspace amid the Russian attack in western Ukraine.

No explosions or further damage were reported as of 5:45 a.m. In recent months, Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukraine's critical infrastructure in a renewed assault against the country's energy grid. As a result of the attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukraine began implementing rolling shutdowns on May 15, but they have dramatically increased in recent days.

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