Law enforcement officers detained the alleged perpetrator of the terrorist attack in Lviv
22 February 12:10
Law enforcement officers have detained a woman who may be involved in the explosions in Lviv that occurred on the night of February 22.
According to "Komersant Ukrainian", this was announced by Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
According to him, the woman was detained in the district center at around 10:20 a.m.
“We did everything possible and impossible to identify those who committed this terrorist attack,” the minister said.
According to the main version, Russia is behind the terrorist attack.
At the same time, according to the head of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Mykola Mereta, the arrest took place in one of the district centers of the region.
“The detained person may be involved in the commission of a criminal offense, namely, as the direct perpetrator of this crime,” he said.
At the same time, President Volodymyr Zelensky also reported on Klymenko’s report on the situation in Lviv.
“The necessary procedural actions are being taken with the detainee. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will provide all the necessary details,” Zelensky said.
Klymenko specified that the identification of other persons involved in the explosions in Lviv is currently underway. It is already known that 25 people were injured. At the moment, 11 people are in medical facilities. Six law enforcement officers are in serious condition.
What is known about the investigation
Law enforcement officers continue to identify other possible participants in the incident.
“We still have a lot of procedural steps ahead of us to reconstruct the time before the crime was committed, the moment the crime was committed, and after the crime was committed,” Meret added.
What is known about the terrorist attack in Lviv
On the night of February 22, explosions were heard in Lviv. According to preliminary data, a 23-year-old policewoman was killed, and there are also other victims.
A criminal case has been opened under Part 2 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – a terrorist act that caused serious consequences.
According to the investigation, at 00:30, the 102 hotline received a report of a break-in at a store on Danylyshyna Street. After the first patrol police crew arrived, an explosion occurred, and after the second crew arrived, another explosion occurred.
The explosions damaged a patrol police vehicle and a civilian vehicle.
