Explosion at gas station in Mykolaiv injures seven police officers, two in critical condition

An explosion occurred at a gas station in Mykolaiv that was not in operation. Seven officers from the Patrol Police Department were injured; they had come to change shifts and parked their vehicles at the station.

This was reported by Ivan Vyhivskyi, Head of the National Police, on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

The explosion occurred at 18:10 on Monday. Two of the injured officers are in critical condition.

Vyhivskyi noted that a similar terrorist attack against police officers occurred in Lviv the day before.

“This is no coincidence. The enemy is deliberately targeting Ukrainian police officers who stand daily to protect people and the state. We view these incidents as a deliberate attack on the law enforcement system and an attempt to destabilize the country,” Vyhivskyi said.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, during the Lviv attack on the night of February 22, a police officer was killed and 25 people were injured.

In the morning of February 23, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported the arrest of a woman suspected of organizing the explosion. She has been charged, and the court has ordered 60 days of pre-trial detention without the possibility of bail.