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Defense Ministry, General Staff condemn attack on conscription officers in Lviv

Ukraine's Defense Ministry slammed the July 8 attack on military personnel in Lviv as unacceptable and called for those who broke the law to be identified and held accountable, according to a ministry statement issued on July 9.

9 July, 03:45 PM

Military ombudsman blasts military-political leadership over Lviv TRC clash

Military Ombudsman Olha Reshetylova blamed the government, military-political leadership, and local authorities for a clash involving Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) officers and civilians in Lviv, in her statement, published on July 9.

9 July, 03:24 PM

Budanov calls for fair response after crowd overturns TCC vehicle

Presidential Office Head Kyrylo Budanov called for a fair law enforcement response to an incident in Lviv, where a crowd overturned a service vehicle belonging to the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center, or TCC, during the mobilization of a man who was wanted for evading military service. Budanov wrote about the incident on Telegram on July 9.

9 July, 01:33 PM

Violence erupts in Lviv as civilians clash with draft officers, overturn service car

A fight broke out between civilians and territorial recruitment center (TRC) officers in Lviv on July 8 during a draft notification patrol, resulting in an overturned vehicle, Suspilne reported, citing Lviv Oblast Police Spokesperson Alina Podreiko.

9 July, 10:20 AM

Molotov cocktail attack targets Islamic center in Lviv

An unidentified attacker threw two Molotov cocktails at an Islamic religious and cultural center in Lviv, regional police said on April 29.

29 April, 03:30 PM

Shooting in Lviv apartment block prompts police deployment

A shooting occurred in a residential high-rise in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, prompting the deployment of police special forces, a National Police spokesperson said on Apr. 23.

23 April, 01:31 PM

King Carl XVI Gustaf visits Lviv

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, currently visiting Ukraine, was given a brief tour of Lviv by city Mayor Andriy Sadovyi on April 17.

17 April, 09:14 PM

Lviv Mayor Sadovyi apologizes for emotional criticism of air defenses

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi’s earlier criticism of Ukraine’s air defense performance following the Russian drone strike on March 24 was “emotional and incorrect,” he said, adding that he holds “great respect” for the air defense forces and all those protecting Ukrainian skies.

25 March, 03:30 PM

Ukraine’s institute calls for Russia’s expulsion from UNESCO after Lviv strike

Ukraine’s Institute of National Remembrance called on the international community to support removing Russia from UNESCO after a March 24 strike on Lviv damaged the historic Bernardine Monastery, the agency said on Facebook on March 25.

25 March, 02:55 PM

Sybiha urges UNESCO action after Russian attack on Lviv

UNESCO should “immediately” respond to Russia targeting cultural heritage sites in central Lviv with Shahed drones, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on March 24.

24 March, 08:37 PM

Lviv district council deputy suspected of false asset declaration

Ukrainian police have notified a deputy of the Lviv District Council of suspicion over false asset declarations, saying she failed to disclose cars and real estate worth 3.2 million hryvnias in her 2022 declaration.

12 March, 04:55 PM

SBU conducts searches at Lviv City Council department

Ukraine’s Security Service carried out investigative actions at one of the departments of the Lviv City Council, the city council said in a statement posted on Telegram on March 12.

12 March, 10:26 AM

Credit Agricole buys Bank Lviv

Crédit Agricole’s Ukrainian subsidiary signed an agreement to acquire up to 100 percent of Bank Lviv shares, a Lviv-based lender focused on small and midsize businesses, Crédit Agricole Ukraine’s press service told NV Business on March 11.

12 March, 12:26 AM

Suspect indicted in killing of ex-parliamentary speaker Parubiy

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has submitted an indictment in the ongoing murder case of Ukrainian MP and former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, the SBU reported on March 11.

11 March, 12:51 PM

Russian 'handlers' recruited Lviv bombing suspect via Telegram, police say

Andriy Nebytov, deputy head of Ukraine’s National Police, explained how the woman accused of carrying out the Feb. 22 terrorist attack in Lviv was recruited through the Telegram messaging app.

26 February, 08:11 PM

18-year-old girl lured police to deadly Lviv bombing for just $100

An 18-year-old girl from Kharkiv has been charged with luring police officers into a deadly Russian-orchestrated ambush in Lviv on Feb. 22, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and National Police reported on Feb. 25.

25 February, 02:03 PM

Lviv terror attack kills officer, wounds 25; suspect tied to Russia

Fourteen people injured in a terror attack in Lviv early on Feb. 22 are receiving treatment in hospitals, with three in critical condition in the intensive care unit at St. Panteleimon Hospital, RFE/RL reported on Feb. 23, citing medical officials.

23 February, 11:50 AM

Russia shifts to sabotage and assassinations to break Ukraine

The terrorist attack in Lviv that killed a 23-year-old police officer and injured over 20 others proves Russia is escalating its sabotage campaign to destabilize Ukrainian society, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Feb. 22.

23 February, 10:53 AM

Suspected Lviv bomber made explosive herself, says journalist

A woman suspected of carrying out a bombing in central Lviv made the explosive device herself under online guidance from Russia’s Federal Security Service, journalist Vitaliy Hlahola reported, citing sources on Feb. 22.

22 February, 07:27 PM

Lviv blasts show Kremlin’s terror strategy endures – political analyst

Political analyst Oleksii Koshel, speaking on Radio NV, commented on a series of explosions in Lviv and discussed who may be behind the terrorist attack on Feb. 22.

22 February, 04:53 PM

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