Explosions in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed a policewoman and injured at least 15 people overnight in what local authorities on Sunday described as an “act of terror”.
The blasts occurred shortly after police responded to a report of a break-in at a shop in the city centre around 12:30 am (22:30 GMT Saturday), according to the Lviv regional prosecutor’s office.
A first explosion struck as the initial patrol arrived, followed moments later by a second blast when another crew reached the scene.
Officials said a 23-year-old female police officer was killed, while a patrol car and a civilian vehicle were damaged.
“This is definitely an act of terror,” Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovy wrote on Facebook. “We have 15 people currently receiving medical care, some of them in very serious condition. One policewoman died. My condolences to the family and close ones.”
Lviv, near the Polish border and far from the front line, has faced sporadic strikes and security incidents since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, but deadly explosions in the city centre remain rare.
