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The SBU has completed the investigation of the terrorist attack that took place in Lviv on 22 February 2026.
The Security Service completed its investigation and sent an indictment to court against the perpetrator who carried out the terrorist attack in Lviv on the night of 22 February this year.
At that time, the double explosion killed a patrol police officer and a serviceman of the National Guard of Ukraine, and 26 other people were injured.
Law enforcement officers detained the terrorist “hot on the trail” in the city of Staryi Sambir within a few hours after the blasts.
As the investigation found, the enemy’s task was carried out by a resident of the Rivne region, who came under its scrutiny while communicating in Telegram channel chats.
It was established that after recruitment the agent received instructions to travel to Lviv to prepare the terrorist attack.
Upon arriving in the regional center, the suspect rented an apartment and, following the handler’s instructions, made two improvised remote-detonated explosive devices (IEDs).
On the evening of 21 February the woman placed both explosives in trash containers near her temporary residence.
In addition, she set up a smartphone with a live-streaming function in the window of the rented apartment so the enemy could remotely observe the planned attack site and activate the IEDs.
To carry out the attack, the enemy used a combined scheme, involving another suspect — a resident of Kharkiv. She called the emergency line 102 and reported an alleged robbery at a shop in Lviv.
After a patrol police crew arrived at the call location, the first explosion occurred. When additional police and National Guard units arrived, the enemy remotely activated the other explosive.
The indictment against the attack’s perpetrator has been sent to court. She will be tried under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
▪️ part 3 article 258 (a terrorist act that resulted in deaths);
▪️ part 1 article 263 (illegal handling of weapons, ammunition, or explosive substances);
▪️ part 1 article 263-1 (illegal manufacture of explosive devices).
The perpetrator faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Comprehensive measures were carried out by SBU officers in the Lviv region together with the National Police under the procedural supervision of the regional prosecutor’s office.
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