Russian intelligence services coordinated an IED attack on a shopping center in Lviv City that killed one and injured at least 25 people.
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Russian intelligence services coordinated the IED attack in Lviv City shopping center
A 23-year-old police officer was killed and 24 people were injured in a terrorist attack in Lviv
The officer killed was Viktoriia Shpylka, originally from Volyn region who later moved to Kherson
She graduated from Lviv State University of Internal Affairs and joined the patrol police
She first served in the Kherson region and since 2023 in the Lviv region
A patrol police service vehicle and a civilian vehicle were damaged
Preliminary reports indicate that improvised explosive devices detonated
At around 00:30, a report was received about a break-in at a store on Danylyshyna Street
After a patrol police crew arrived, an explosion occurred. When a second crew arrived, another explosion went off
Two explosions occurred in central Lviv near the Magnus shopping centre, killing a police officer and injuring 24 people
The incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack
Two blasts rocked Lviv's historic Old Town in the early hours of Feb. 22, killing one police officer and injuring 25 other victims
One officer was killed and 25 people were injured in the blasts
Explosions ripped through a central shopping street at around midnight, killing a policewoman and injuring 15 people after officers responded to a reported break‑in
This is clearly an act of terrorism
Two explosions occurred in central Lviv on February 22.
Earlier it was reported that explosions were heard in Lviv: law enforcement officers were killed and wounded, Sadovyi declared it a terrorist attack. According to updated information, a 23-year-old policewoman was killed, 24 people were injured, some seriously.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.938Z
Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-22-2026