Multiple explosions rocked Lviv, Ukraine, in the early hours of February 22. The explosions have left at least 14 people injured. The city's mayor has labelled the incident a terrorist attack. The first blast went off around 00:30 local time, followed by a second one roughly 13 minutes later at about 00:43.
Residents in various parts of the city and surrounding areas reported hearing the blasts clearly. No air raid alert was issued in the Lviv region before or during the explosions.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi stated that 14 injured people had been taken to hospitals. He described the event as a terrorist act. "This was a terrorist attack. At present, 14 victims have been hospitalized. According to preliminary information, a female police officer was killed in a terrorist attack in Lviv," the Mayor said, as per a report from Kyiv Independent.
Details about the exact number of fatalities, the full extent of injuries, and what precisely caused the blasts are still being figured out by authorities.
Footage from the area showed emergency vehicles with flashing lights on wet streets at night, officers and responders moving around, and a tense atmosphere with people nearby. The incidents unfolded in the city center. Some reports suggest near a shopping area.
All relevant agencies remain on site working at the scene. Information about the circumstances continues to come in as investigators piece things together. As of now, it isn't clear if the blasts were related to the Russia Ukraine war or not.
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