Kyiv
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At least one individual was killed and dozens extra injured in explosions that hit the western Ukrainian metropolis of Lviv early Sunday, in what authorities have labeled a “terrorist attack.”
The blasts occurred as police responded to an emergency cellphone name about an intrusion at a retailer close to the town middle, in line with Lviv’s regional prosecutor’s workplace.
The first occurred after police arrived on the scene, it mentioned, and was adopted by one other after the arrival of a second crew.
A 23-year-old policewoman was killed in the assault, whereas a patrol automotive and a civilian automobile have been broken, the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned.
Lviv’s regional prosecutor’s workplace mentioned it has launched an investigation into “a terrorist act that caused serious consequences,” however added that the circumstances have been unclear.
“This is definitely an act of terror,” Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovy mentioned in a submit on Facebook.
Officials haven’t but mentioned who’s suspected of perpetrating the assault.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s capital metropolis Kyiv was beneath a mixed missile and drone strikes in a single day into Sunday. Explosions have been heard in the town following a ballistic missile alert.