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Police Under Attack: Ukraine Condemns Planned Russian Strikes

2/23/2026

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Explosions in Mykolaiv on February 23 injured seven police officers, two in critical condition, per Ivan Vyhivskyi, chief of Ukraine's National Police.
A separate attack in Lviv on February 22 killed a policewoman and injured 25.
The Mykolaiv attack is a deliberate assault on law enforcement amid terrorism investigations by Ukraine's Security Service.
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attacks as planned acts by Russia and called for thorough investigations.

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Explosions in Mykolaiv on February 23 injured seven police officers, two in critical condition, per Ivan Vyhivskyi, chief of Ukraine's National Police.
A separate attack in Lviv on February 22 killed a policewoman and injured 25.
The Mykolaiv attack is a deliberate assault on law enforcement amid terrorism investigations by Ukraine's Security Service.
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attacks as planned acts by Russia and called for thorough investigations.