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

In western Ukraine, a brutal attack occurred, shocking 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, who was undertaking a service intervention at the moment of impact, tragically died. The updated medical report 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 their injuries and complicated health condition. A swift and efficient operation by 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 bombing Evidence gathered by the prosecutor's office in real-time shows that the detainee is a Ukrainian citizen who fell victim to recruitment conducted by Russian intelligence agencies. She likely constructed the amateur bomb under the direct supervision of FSB officers. German media describe such individuals as so-called "disposable agents," ruthlessly exploited for a specific act of terror and then abandoned by their eastern patrons without any possibility of evacuation. In response to the tragedy, state authorities immediately condemned the bombing. „Це був цинічний і жорстокий терористичний акт, спрямований проти нашого суспільства.” — Volodymyr Zelenskyy The head of state publicly warned Ukrainian citizens about increasing Russian attempts at internal destabilization in urban centers distant from the regular combat zone, while also admitting there is no evidence of an officially planned series of subsequent 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 the role of a main logistical hub for international aid and a quiet refuge 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 utilizing paid on-the-ground attackers. Chronology of Dramatic Events in Lviv: February 22, 08:00 — Explosion in the city; February 22, 17:00 — Arrest of the coordinator; February 22, 20:45 — President's conference The strategy of the aggressor regime in the latest phase of the offensive is based on feverishly searching via anonymous online channels for individuals from the social margins or characterized by significant susceptibility to psychological manipulation. Camouflaged Russian agents promise these individuals immediate financial gratification for organizing strikes precisely targeted at civilians and uniformed services. The noticeable drastic modification of combat tactics proves that operations by 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 apparatuses sent shortly thereafter by the aggressor to the industrial hinterland of Zaporizhzhia.