Law enforcement at the site of a double explosion in Lviv, Ukraine, February 22, 2026 (Roman Baluk/Reuters)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia killed a policewoman and injured 25 civilians in a “terrorist attack” in Lviv in western Ukraine early Sunday.

Explosives were detonated near the historic Old Town as officers responded to a call about a burglary in a store. The slain policewoman was identified as 23-year-old Viktoria Shpylka. Six other law enforcement officers are hospitalized in serious condition.

Authorities arrested a woman, a resident of Kostopil in northwestern Ukraine. She is suspected of planting the explosive devices at the scene of the attack the day before the blasts, fleeing by taxi, and detonating the devices remotely.

In his nightly address to the nation, Zelensky said:

The circumstances of this terrorist attack are now being fully analyzed. Many facts have already been established. The perpetrators were recruited via Telegram. The attack was organized by Russia….

We have intelligence indicating that the Russians intend to continue carrying out such actions – in effect, attacks on Ukrainians. We must strengthen protection for our people.