Main points
- On February 23, an explosion occurred near an out-of-service gas station in Mykolaiv, injuring seven police officers, one of whom is in serious condition.
- This incident has been classified as a terrorist attack; the Security Service and the National Police are working to establish all the circumstances of the incident and the individuals involved in the explosion.
Terrorist attack in Mykolaiv / Collage by Channel 24, photo by the National Police
An explosion occurred near a non-working gas station in Mykolaiv on the evening of February 23. The prosecutor's office called the incident a terrorist attack.
This was reported by the Prosecutor General's Office.
What is known about the explosion in Mykolaiv?
The explosion occurred at 6:20 p.m.
Previously, an improvised explosive device exploded. At that time, patrol police officers who had arrived for a change of duty were on the territory of the gas station.
Seven police officers were injured in the terrorist attack, one of them in serious condition.
The Security Service, together with the National Police, is establishing all the circumstances of the incident and the persons involved in the explosion.
By the way , a few hours later, an explosion was heard inside one of the city's regional police departments in Dnipro. In a comment to Channel 24, the spokeswoman for the National Police in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Hanna Starchevska, reported that the building was damaged. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties as a result of the explosion.
A policewoman died in a terrorist attack in Lviv.
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On the night of February 22, Lviv police received a report of a break-in at a store on Danylyshyna Street. After the police arrived, two explosions were heard.
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The terrorist attack killed 23-year-old policewoman Viktoriya Shpylka from the Volyn region. Among the injured are both law enforcement officers and civilians. A total of 25 people were injured, 6 of whom are in the hospital. Two law enforcement officers are in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.
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In court, a 33-year-old suspect in the terrorist attack admitted to being in contact with a Russian curator. She was promised $2,000 and to repay a loan. Irina Savetina will be held in custody for 60 days without bail. In court, she apologized, saying she did not know about the contents of the package. She faces a life sentence.