Ukraine's cultural capital and world-heritage site Lviv braces for war  

Lviv escaped the damage that cities like Berlin and Kyiv withstood during the wars of the 20th century and Unesco classed the city as a World Heritage Site in 1998

Statues in the main square of Lviv are being covered to protect them from aerial bombardment. Picture: Hannah McCarthy

Fighting has not yet reached Lviv but signs of the nearing war are everywhere in West Ukraine’s biggest city.

This week, the funeral party of a young Ukrainian soldier filled the street outside the Church of Peter and Paul, the Jesuit-built church in the old town of Lviv.