“The Polish government will soon make a decision on its participation in the restoration of the buildings destroyed in Lviv, which are a historical heritage,” Andriy Sadovyi
On 8 September, Pawel Kowal, the Polish government’s special envoy for the restoration of Ukraine, visited Lviv. Together with the Mayor of Lviv, he visited the sites where Russian missiles hit and paid tribute to the dead at Lychakiv Cemetery. According to the mayor of Lviv, the Polish government will soon make a decision on whether to participate in the restoration of the destroyed Lviv buildings.
The meeting with the Polish government’s special envoy began with a tribute to the Bazylewicz family, who died as a result of the latest Russian attack on Lviv. They also paid tribute to the fallen defenders at Lychakiv Cemetery.
Paweł Kowal saw with his own eyes the houses and schools destroyed in the last attack on Lviv on 4 September.
“Not far from here is the city of Rzeszów, where I was born, where people are now living in safety. And a few minutes away, here in Lviv, dozens of houses have just been destroyed. 20 have been destroyed to the extent that they will not be restored. These are historical monuments of European culture, the work of generations of Lviv residents, as well as public buildings, such as a school where children have just started studying.
In one minute, Putin can destabilise the lives of families and nations, destroy cultural works – it’s just barbaric. There are only civilian objects around here. There are no military facilities here, there is no right to wage war and kill civilians. But Putin’s barbarism is that he encroaches on historical monuments, they hit the same place and encroach on public places, such as schools, where a week ago there could be happy children who could just come here and plan their lives,” says Pavel Koval.
“We showed him the consequences of Russian missile strikes. Pawel is gathering all the information and will report to Prime Minister Tusk tomorrow about his visit. The Polish government will soon make a decision on its participation in the restoration of the buildings destroyed in Lviv, which are historical heritage,” said Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi.
In addition, Pawel Kowal visited Lviv residents affected by the Russian attack in hospital.
As a reminder, 66 people, including 10 children, were injured in a large-scale enemy shelling of Lviv on 4 September. 7 people were killed, including one child (7 years old).
188 buildings were damaged. 20 of them are in critical condition. These are historical heritage buildings, residential buildings and schools.