Ukrainian officials say, a 23‑year‑old female police officer has been killed and 25 people injured in a suspected terror attack in Lviv early Sunday.
Two homemade explosive devices, hidden in waste bins, detonated after police crews responded to a reported break‑in at a shop in the city centre shortly after midnight, the National Police of Ukraine reported.
According to report, the first blast struck when a patrol car arrived at the scene; a second explosion followed as a second crew arrived, injuring 11 people—six of them law‑enforcement officers in serious condition. The victim was identified as Viktoria Shpylka, who had joined the force at the start of the full‑scale invasion in the Kherson region.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that a suspect, a 33‑year‑old woman from the Rivne region, had been detained and that she allegedly acted on instructions from an agent of Russia’s special services. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said investigators are working to identify any additional co‑conspirators, while the regional prosecutor’s office has opened a terrorism investigation.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi called the incident a “terrorist act” and urged residents to remain vigilant. The attack comes as Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full‑scale invasion, which has left hundreds of thousands of military casualties on both sides and left Moscow in control of about 20 % of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea.
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