Russia launched air strikes in western Ukraine early Sunday, raining missiles and drones on the Lviv region near the Polish border — forcing the NATO country to scramble jets to lock down its skies.

Lviv — only 43 miles from Poland — was pounded for hours overnight by missiles and Russian drones as air defenses fired furiously in all directions to fend off the attack, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said.

A witness told The Post the latest strike is “definitely the worst hit in Lviv since the beginning of the war.” 5

“We’ve been under a massive attack for about 4 hours now, and it still continues,” the Lviv source said.

“Drones, and two types of cruise missiles have been uses. Countless explosions were heard throughout these 4 hours and it continues even now. Black smoke and a putrid od

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