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Police officer killed, 24 people wounded in bomb explosions in Ukraine’s Lviv

In Lviv, Ukraine, a police officer was killed and 24 people were wounded by multiple homemade explosive devices that detonated around midnight on Sunday. The National Police reported that the explosions occurred after a patrol crew responded to a suspected shop break-in.

ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-02-22 · 21:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Police officer killed, 24 people wounded in bomb explosions in Ukraine’s Lviv
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In Lviv, Ukraine, a police officer was killed and 24 people were wounded by multiple homemade explosive devices that detonated around midnight on Sunday. The National Police reported that the explosions occurred after a patrol crew responded to a suspected shop break-in. A 23-year-old policewoman died, and twelve people remain hospitalized, with two in serious condition. A woman has been detained in connection with the incident, which Lviv's mayor described as a terrorist act. President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of orchestrating the attack, claiming the perpetrators were recruited online.

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A woman has been detained in connection with the investigation.

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Lviv’s mayor described the incident as a terrorist act.

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Home-made explosive devices detonated.

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President Zelensky blamed Russia for the attack.

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One police officer was killed and 24 people were wounded in Lviv after explosive devices detonated.

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One police officer was killed and 24 people were wounded after several explosive devices detonated at midnight in Lviv in western ‌Ukraine, the National Police said on Sunday, in an attack President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed on Russia.“It has been preliminarily established that home-made explosive devices detonated,” the police said on the Telegram messaging service.Lviv’s mayor, writing on Telegram, described the incident as a terrorist ‌act and said a 23-year-old policewoman had died. Twelve people remained in hospital, two ‌in serious condition, he said.Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said ⁠a ⁠woman had been detained in connection with the investigation.Police said ‌the first explosion happened after a patrol crew arrived at the suspected ‌scene of ‌a shop break-in, with the second explosion ‌a little later.Zelensky, speaking in his nightly video address, ⁠accused Russia of being behind the attack and said the ⁠perpetrators had been recruited online.
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