Assassination in Lviv. Russian Services Recruited a Ukrainian Citizen to Carry Out an Attack on Police

In western Ukraine, a brutal attack shook the local community far from the front lines. In the historic center of Lviv, an improvised explosive device was deliberately detonated. As a result of this explosion, a young policewoman tragically died, who was undertaking a service intervention at the moment of impact. The updated medical balance indicates that a total of twenty-five people were injured. Among the victims were both civilians and other officers and soldiers of the national guard. At least eleven people required urgent hospitalization due to injuries and complicated health conditions. The swift and efficient operation of the Ukrainian security apparatus led to the apprehension of the alleged perpetrator in the western region, near the western state border. 25 — people injured in the bomb attack Evidence gathered by the prosecutor's office shows that the detainee is a Ukrainian citizen who fell victim to recruitment conducted by Russian intelligence agencies. She likely constructed an amateur bomb under the direct supervision of FSB officers. German media describe such individuals as so-called "one-time agents," ruthlessly used for a specific act of terror and then abandoned by their eastern handlers without any possibility of evacuation. In response to the tragedy, state authorities immediately condemned the bomb attack. „Це був цинічний і жорстокий терористичний акт, спрямований проти нашого суспільства.” (This was a cynical and cruel terrorist act directed against our society.) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy The head of state publicly warned Ukrainian citizens about increasing Russian attempts at internal destabilization in urban centers away from the regular combat zone, while also admitting that there is no evidence of an officially concrete series of further devices in other cities. Lviv, located just a few dozen kilometers from the eastern border of the European Union, has successfully served as a safe haven for most of the ongoing multi-year armed conflict. The city played a key logistical hub for international aid and a quiet shelter for a growing number of refugees from areas of direct confrontation. Until now, invading forces have struck in this region almost exclusively using maneuvering missiles and military drones destroying energy facilities, avoiding dense urban development and not using paid land-based attackers. Chronology of Dramatic Events in Lviv: 22 lutego, 08:00 — Explosions in the city; 22 lutego, 17:00 — Arrest of the coordinator; 22 lutego, 20:45 — President's conference The strategy of the combating regime in the latest phase of the offensive is based on a frantic search through anonymous online channels for individuals from the social margins or those with significant susceptibility to psychological manipulation. Camouflaged Russian agents promise these individuals immediate financial gratification for organizing strikes strictly targeted at civilians and uniformed services. The noticeable drastic modification of combat tactics proves that operations of hidden radicals and overt urban terrorism are becoming equal tools of oppression, alongside the use of heavy armored arsenal and the continuation of missile terror. Confirmation of strikes from the sky remains the latest swarms of flying apparatus sent shortly thereafter by the aggressor to the industrial hinterland of Zaporizhzhia.