How Kyiv residents cope with constant drone attacks
In this video, the Kyiv Independent’s Zhenia Doluba speaks with Kyiv residents about how they are coping with Russia’s relentless attacks and the growing exhaustion caused by the significantly increased number of air raid alerts.
On Friday, a Russian drone strike targeted the central Kyiv headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service of Ukraine, the nation's top counterintelligence agency, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The attack specifically aimed at the office of Oleksandr Poklad, the acting head of the SBU, as Zelenskyy reported on his Telegram channel.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko also confirmed that nine individuals were injured in a subsequent fire following the drone strike on a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where the SBU headquarters are situated.
Zelenskyy spoke with Poklad after the incident, while Ukrainian Pravda reported that the acting head was not present in his office during the strike. In response to the attack, Zelenskyy instructed Poklad to prepare an "adequate and tangible" reaction that would, if possible, mirror the drone strike on the SBU headquarters. The SBU has been a crucial component in Kyiv's long-range strike campaign against Russia since the full-scale invasion began.
Alongside Ukraine's military intelligence and armed forces, the SBU has been instrumental in carrying out attacks on Russian oil infrastructure and the country's shadow fleet, particularly since the Ukrainian government intensified its campaign in 2026.
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