CARITAS Australia has confirmed Russian troops hit an industrial enterprise in Lviv, where a Caritas-Spes Ukraine humanitarian aid warehouse was located on the night of September 19.
Caritas-Spes Ukraine is working to calculate the final details of the losses later, as special services are currently working at the scene.
No employees were harmed, but the warehouse with everything inside burned to the ground.
The losses included 33 pallets of food packages, 10 pallets of hygiene kits and canned food, 10 pallets of generators and clothes.
“While we are heartened to learn of the safety of employees on the ground in Lviv, this attack will undoubtedly have human consequences”Caritas Australia’s Humanitarian Emergencies associate director Melville Fernandez said.
“Relief supplies are a vital support for those affected by the ongoing violence, which has resulted in civilians struggling to access water, electricity, healthcare and food.
“Winter is around the corner, so reduced access to clothing is also a concern.”
According to representatives of the Archdiocese of Lviv, which manages the warehouse, about 300 tons of humanitarian goods were burned in the warehouse.
The Archdiocese managed to save humanitarian transport vehicles from the warehouse.
