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    Explosion in Mykolaiv injures seven Ukrainian police officers, police chief says

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    Feb 23 (Reuters) - ‌An explosion in Ukraine's southern city ​of Mykolaiv injured seven police officers on Monday, ⁠two of them seriously, the head of the national police said, marking the second ​attack involving police in three days.

    Ivan Vyhivskyi said ‌the officers had parked their cars in anticipation of a shift change when the explosion ⁠occurred.

    On Saturday, an explosion in Lviv ⁠killed a woman police officer and injured 24 people.

    "The day before yesterday, a terrorist attack against police officers took place in ‌Lviv," Vyhivskyi wrote on Facebook, referring to ⁠the city in western ‌Ukraine near the Polish border.

    "This ​is not a coincidence. The enemy is deliberately trying to kill Ukrainian police officers ‌who defend people and the ​state every day."

    Later ⁠on Monday, police in the southeastern ‌city Dnipro reported ⁠an explosion at a city police station, which smashed windows and damaged furnishings inside. No ​injuries were reported ‌and police made no comment on what might ⁠have caused the ​explosion.

    (Reporting by Ron PopeskiEditing by Bill Berkrot ​and Nia Williams)

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