An explosion in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, has left seven police officers injured, with two of them severely wounded, according to Ukrainian officials. The blast occurred at a closed gas station where patrol officers had parked their vehicles as they arrived for a shift. Authorities suspect that the explosion was a targeted attack against law enforcement personnel.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on X that efforts are underway to ascertain all circumstances surrounding the incident, including the possibility of it being a terrorist act. This incident mirrors a pattern of violence faced by police forces in Ukraine amidst the ongoing conflict, highlighting the dangers law enforcement officials encounter while on duty.

In a related context, just hours earlier, two explosions in Lviv resulted in the death of a police officer and injuries to 25 others. Zelenskyy stated that these explosions were orchestrated via the Telegram platform and were attributed to Russian operatives. A 33-year-old resident of the Rivne region has since been detained on suspicion of organizing the attack, underscoring ongoing security concerns in Ukraine as it grapples with escalated violence during the conflict with Russia.