Russia launched overnight drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, hitting energy infrastructure in multiple regions, while an explosion in the western city of Lviv killed a police officer and left 24 people injured, authorities said on Sunday (22 February).
Ukrainian military officials said the assault involved dozens of strike drones as well as ballistic and cruise missiles, with energy sites in the Kyiv region, Odesa and parts of central Ukraine among the main targets.
The Kyiv regional administration said at least one person was killed and five injured. Damage was reported in five districts, where more than a dozen homes were hit. Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said emergency services were working at the scene.
Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper said a nighttime drone assault on the region’s energy facilities caused fires that were later extinguished.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X: “Russia continues to undermine diplomacy with terrorist mass strikes.” He added: “This terror cannot be normalised; it must be stopped. Russia cannot wag the world, just as the tail cannot wag the dog,” urging the international community to impose tougher sanctions on the Kremlin.
Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s energy system since the start of the full-scale invasion, striking thermal power plants and electrical substations.
Attacks on power stations, transmission infrastructure and the gas sector have been central to Russia’s military campaign since February 2022.
Moscow says it aims to undermine Ukraine’s ability to fight.
Separately in Lviv, the National Police said a police officer was killed and 24 people injured when homemade explosive devices detonated around midnight.
“It has been preliminarily established that homemade explosive devices detonated,” the police said on the Telegram messaging service.
Police said the first explosion occurred after a patrol responded to a report of a suspected shop break-in. A second device exploded shortly afterwards.
Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi described the incident as “a terrorist act”.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X that police had detained a suspect, but did not provide further details.
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