Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes SBU headquarters in daytime attack on Kyiv, injures at least 12
An air raid alert was activated in Kyiv at around 3 p.m. local time, followed by explosions in the city center about half an hour later. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the attack damaged a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, without providing further details.
On September 4, Russian forces targeted the headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) in a daytime attack in Kyiv, injuring at least twelve people and damaging a nearby historic building. The drone strike occurred around 3 p.m. local time, prompting an air raid alert and subsequent explosions in the city center. SBU acting head Oleksandr Poklad was the target, though he was not harmed.
President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a "painful response" to the Russian aggression. The attack has shaken residents, with one artist expressing concerns about personal safety. This marks the first known Russian assault on the SBU headquarters in central Kyiv.
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