US EditionPolice officer killed, 24 people injured in bombs explosions in Ukraine's Lviv
A 23-year-old policewoman died and 25 were injured after two improvised explosive devices detonated during police response to a store break-in, authorities said.
- On February 22, 2026, Ukraine's National Police said one police officer was killed and 24 people injured after explosions struck the city centre of Lviv around 12:25 a.m. as officers responded to a shop break-in.
- The Lviv Oblast's Prosecutor's Office said two homemade explosive devices, planted in waste bins, detonated as patrol crews responded after a shop intrusion call.
- Authorities identified the victim as Viktoria Shpylka, policewoman, and eleven people were admitted to hospital, including six law enforcement officers in serious condition and three on ventilators.
- The prosecutor's office announced that police detained a suspect and that investigations into the 'act of terrorism' are ongoing, with authorities seeking other involved persons.
- The attacks come ahead of February 24 and Ukraine's air defences intercepted 50 Russian missiles and nearly 300 drones overnight, with Ukrenergo reporting power outages.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy assessed the attack in Lviv as terrorist and added that several people have been arrested.
A suspect lured police to a burglary scene in a western Ukrainian city before detonating a bomb, killing one officer and injuring 25 others.
At least one person was killed and dozens more were injured in explosions that rocked the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early Sunday morning in what authorities called a “terrorist attack.” A 23-year-old policewoman was killed in the attack, while a police patrol car and a civilian vehicle were damaged, the Prosecutor's Office reported. Around 20 people were injured, according to police. The explosions occurred as officers responded to an emerg…
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