Russian missiles launched from the Black Sea strike within Lviv city limits

Russian missiles launched from the Black Sea strike within Lviv city limits

　　Transcript¹

　　Russia conducted a missile strike on an aviation repair building in Lviv, Ukraine. It's the first attack within Lviv city limits since the war began.

　　A MARTINEZ, HOST:

　　The western Ukrainian city of Lviv has been a relatively² safe haven³ for many fleeing the relentless⁴ Russian bombardment in other parts of the country. But today, Lviv became a target, as well, struck by missiles Ukrainian officials say were launched from the Black Sea. It's also a place where international aid and weapons have been flowing in from the U.S. and other Western allies roughly 50 miles from the border with Poland. NPR's Eric Westervelt has been out talking to people near the site of the strike. He joins us now. Eric, what was the target?

　　ERIC WESTERVELT, BYLINE⁵: Yeah, good morning. This was a military aviation repair facility right next to the airport. It's just 4 miles from the city center. I was just out there. You can still see some smoke sort of drifting over the site. The military was keeping journalists away from direct access to where the missiles landed, but this was among the largest military repair sites in the country. They've had contracts to repair MiG-29 fighter jets. The buildings there were destroyed. Ukraine says six missiles were fired, and they were able to intercept⁶ two of them. Lviv's mayor says, you know, work stopped there in time. So there were few injuries, only one person injured.

　　MARTINEZ: Now, as I mentioned, this has long been a safe place, a relatively safe place as war rages around other parts of the country. What's the reaction been to the strike?

　　WESTERVELT: Yeah, I mean, I think that sense of calm in the west was already shattered a bit, you know, over the weekend when Russia attacked Sunday on a military base and training center not out - far outside the city. Thirty-five people were killed and more than a hundred others wounded. But yeah, I mean, hitting an airport site here with cruise missiles, the first attack in the city proper - that has certainly unnerved people, including, you know, many who fled here from from the violence in the east. We talked to residents at an apartment building right next to the airport near the attack site. We spoke⁷ with a woman named Deanna (ph) this morning. She was pushing her toddler daughter. She was stressed out. She was unnerved. She didn't want her last name used. Her husband is back in Kyiv to fight. She fled there with her family to try to be safe and secure here in Lviv. And she says that's now been completely broken.

　　DEANNA: (Through interpreter) I was sleeping, and my child woke me up. She must have heard the explosions. The entire building shook. It was very unpleasant. We left Kyiv because it got very hot there. So we came here. But it's obvious now that we can't stay here because we don't know what will be next.

　　WESTERVELT: Yeah, she told us she's now thinking about leaving the country, joining the more than 3 million other Ukrainians who've already fled their homeland.

　　MARTINEZ: Eric, one more thing. What about attacks in the rest of the country today? What's the latest with that?

　　WESTERVELT: Yeah. There were renewed attacks in the capital, Kyiv, including shelling and mortar⁸ rounds that the mayor there, you know, say wounded at least 19 people. In Kharkiv in the east, the government says 10 people were killed in an attack on an apartment complex. In the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, a rocket hit an apartment building, killing⁹ two and wounding half a dozen others. And then finally, I would say in Mariupol, rescuers continue to try to reach people believed to be trapped in that theater that was bombed on Wednesday. It's still unclear how many casualties are there. Rescuers are having trouble getting to the site because of continued shelling.

　　MARTINEZ: NPR's Eric Westervelt. Eric, thanks.

　　WESTERVELT: You're welcome.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

4 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 intercept   

vt.拦截，截住，截击

参考例句：

• His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
• Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 mortar   

n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合

参考例句：

• The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
• The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

9 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。