Deadly explosions in western Ukraine investigated as ‘terrorist attack’
CNN • • world
Key Points:
- A terrorist attack in Lviv, western Ukraine, involving homemade explosives planted in rubbish bins, killed a 23-year-old policewoman and wounded about two dozen people; authorities have detained several suspects, including a woman allegedly acting on instructions from Russia.
- The attack occurred during police response to a reported break-in near Lviv’s city center, with explosions timed after the arrival of police crews, prompting an investigation into the incident as a terrorist act.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported a major Russian air assault overnight involving 50 missiles and nearly 300 drones targeting Kyiv and six other regions, focusing on energy infrastructure, railways, and water supply systems.
- This airstrike was the largest missile barrage since early February, causing casualties
