Ukrainian Mayors Address International Peers, Moments Before Russian Attack
At the CityLab conference, the mayors of Bucha and Lviv described the devastation of Russia’s war as missile attacks against civilian infrastructure resumed.
Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk (top) and Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi address the CityLab conference in Amsterdam.
Photo: David Dudley/Bloomberg CityLab
The mayors of Lviv and Bucha — Ukrainian cities that have suffered direct attacks in Russia’s war against Ukraine — delivered a message on Oct. 11 to their international peers in a livestream address to the CityLab conference in Amsterdam: Support for Ukraine is vital to protecting democracy across Europe.
Moments afterward, Russia struck Lviv once again with missiles, taking down critical infrastructure and affecting power across 30% of the city, according to a series of tweets from Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi.