{
  "id": 5665024,
  "title": "Zelensky Approves Response Plans After Russian Strikes: ‘We Will Choose the Right Time’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/zelensky-approves-response-plans-after-russian-strikes-we-will-choose",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T23:02:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/83801"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine approved response plans from the Security Service of Ukraine and the country's Armed Forces in reaction to Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, according to a statement made in an evening address on September 4. Zelensky cautioned that Kyiv would determine when to retaliate, emphasizing, \"Our warriors will find a way to respond to Russia for all of this, and we will choose the right time to respond.\"\n\nRussian strikes were reported throughout the day, affecting cities including Kyiv, the Kyiv region, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kherson, Odesa, and regions in Donetsk. At the time of Zelensky's address, 12 individuals were injured in Kyiv, a number that later increased to 15 according to the Kyiv City Military Administration. Among the significant attacks was a Russian drone strike on the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in central Kyiv, targeting the office of Oleksandr Poklad, the acting head of the SBU. Poklad was not present at the time of the attack.\n\nEarlier, Zelensky had informed that the Russian drone had been directed directly at Poklad's office and had instructed the SBU chief to prepare a \"suitable, tangible response\" to the assault, noting that Ukraine's military would provide support. Russian missile strikes comprised 103 drones that were either shot down or suppressed, while strikes were recorded at 15 locations across Ukraine.\n\nThe announcement of retaliation to Russian strikes comes as Ukraine gears up for a new phase of US-led diplomacy aimed at ending the conflict. US President Donald Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are scheduled to travel to Moscow before visiting Kyiv on Sunday. As part of these negotiations, Ukraine has pledged to refrain from air strikes targeting Russian airspace while the US delegation is in Russia, to ensure their secure arrival. Zelensky reiterated that Russia must reciprocate during the diplomatic mission, stating, \"There will be no air strikes from our side, and Russia must do the same.\" He further highlighted Ukraine's desire for the talks to be \"as constructive and substantive as possible\" and emphasized the need to explore real options for ending the war.",
  "summary": "Zelensky said he approved proposals from Ukraine’s security service and military to answer Russian strikes, promising Moscow a response “at the right time.”",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}