The mayor of Lviv, which is close to the border with NATO member Poland, said one man, Yaroslav Bazylevych, lost his wife and three young daughters when their home was struck.

"In the centre of Europe, Russia is eliminating Ukrainians by (killing off) entire families. The Russians are killing our children, our future," mayor Andriy Sadovyi said via social media.

Bazylevych's daughters were seven, 18 and 21 years old, Sadovyi said. Earlier, the mayor said three children had been killed in Wednesday's attack.

Videos from the site showed emergency service workers carrying out bodies from a damaged residential building as one woman pleaded for information about her daughter and granddaughters.

Yaroslav, whose whole family died in their home due to the Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv, was rescued from under the rubble.

On 4 September, he lost his wife Yevheniia and their three daughters Yaryna, Daryna and Emiliia.

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— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) September 4, 2024

A video posted by Ukraine's state emergency service showed rescuers carrying out what appeared to be the body of a girl from under the rubble.

The death toll from Russia's missile attack on Lviv rose to 7 - mayor Sadovyi

Internal Minister Klymenko says among those killed are three children.

The injury toll is at 40.
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— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) September 4, 2024

The emergency services said 53 people, including seven children, had been injured in the Lviv attack.

Russia denies targeting civilians during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine which began more than 30 months ago, but says Ukrainian military, energy and transport infrastructure are legitimate military targets.

Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the war.

Russian attacks hit energy facilities and other critical infrastructure in nine Ukrainian regions over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.