Russia-Ukraine War: Key Events on Day 923

**On the 923rd day of the war, here are the key developments:**

The Russian strike on Lviv resulted in the deaths of four family members [Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP].

Here’s the situation on Thursday, September 5, 2024:

**Fighting**

- A Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv, a city near the Polish border, killed at least seven people, including three children, with four victims from the same family. The prosecutor’s office reported that over 40 people were injured and that schools, medical facilities, and other buildings in the city center were damaged.
- Poland deployed fighter jets to safeguard its airspace as Lviv came under attack.
- In Kryvyi Rih, debris from a downed Russian missile injured five people and damaged a hotel, according to Ukrainian emergency services.
- Ukraine’s air force intercepted seven out of 13 missiles and 22 out of 29 drones in a broader Russian assault on energy facilities and critical infrastructure across nine Ukrainian regions.
- Russian shelling of a residential area in Kostiantynivka, a town northeast of the strategically significant Pokrovsk, resulted in one death and three injuries.