Ukrainische Behörden klagen wegen Terroranschlag in Lviv

Warum es wichtig ist

Der Fall führt einen tödlichen Anschlag mit zwei Toten und 26 Verletzten in das Gerichtsverfahren. Den Ermittlungen zufiller waren die Sprengsätze дистанційно управляемими та had been positioned to target responding police officers and National Guard personnel. The case also reveals a coordinated scheme involving recruitment through Telegram, instructions from a handler and a false emergency call intended to draw responders to the devices.

Was geschehen ist

Ukrainian authorities completed the investigation into the terrorist attack in central Lviv during the night of February 21–22, 2026, and referred an indictment against 33-year-old Iryna Savietina to court. Investigators say she was recruited through Telegram chats, traveled to Lviv, rented an apartment near the planned attack site and manufactured two remotely activated homemade explosive devices under a handler’s instructions. One sмітник had reportedly been purchased and installed by her beforehand.

On February 21, Savietina placed the devices in trash bins on Danylyshyna Street, 20. The devices were placed in metal pots and contained metal nuts intended to maximize harm to people. She left a smartphone with live video transmission in the apartment window to enable remote monitoring and then left Lviv by taxi.

At about 00:30 on February 22, the 102 emergency line received a false report from Kharkiv region about an alleged store break-in near the attack site. The first explosion occurred after a patrol police crew responded. A second device was remotely activated after additional law-enforcement units and the National Guard arrived. The attack killed a 23-year-old patrol police inspector at the scene and a 31-year-old National Guard service member, who died in hospital almost two weeks later. Another 26 people were injured, and local residents’ and businesses’ property was damaged.

Savietina was detained in Staryi Sambor within hours of the explosions. The court placed her undercustody without the possibility of posting bail. She denies guilt, and the indictment has not yet resulted in a final judicial finding.

Wie ukrainische Quellen darüber berichten

Ukrainian reports emphasize the findings of the SBU and the prosecution, the preparation and placement of the devices, the false call that brought emergency responders to the scene, Savietina’s detention and custody status, and the specific criminal charges. They also focus on the consequences for Ukrainian security personnel and residents: two deaths, 26 injuries and property damage. Several reports note that Savietina denies guilt and says she did not know she was placing an explosive device or understand that people would be harmed.

Wo die Berichte auseinandergehen

The accounts differ over one explosive device: one report says Savietina had purchased and installed it beforehand, while the prosecution account and the investigation chronology describe her as manufacturing two homemade devices. Sources also characterize the emergency call differently, describing it variously as a report of a store break-in, an alleged intrusion or robbery near the attack site, and a false call from Kharkiv region.

Hintergrund

Investigators say Savietina was recruited through Telegram chats by Russian handlers and received instructions to travel to Lviv and prepare the attack. The false emergency call was made by an 18-year-old Kharkiv resident, who was separately notified of suspicion under Article 383(2) of Ukraine’s Criminal Code. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the attack was probably ordered by Russia; this was a reported official assessment, not an adjudicated finding. Savietina also said she was promised $2,000 for carrying out the task.