{
  "id": 5768304,
  "title": "“Everyone is absolutely livid”: Expert says Russian agent may have activated MESH relay within 5 km of attack on Security Service, enraging Ukraine and Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/everyone-is-absolutely-livid-expert-says-russian-agent-may-have",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T11:27:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/05/everyone-is-absolutely-livid-expert-says-russian-agent-may-have-activated-mesh-relay-within-5-km-of-attack-on-security-service-enraging-ukraine-and-europe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the afternoon of September 4th, a Russian drone targeted the Ukraine Security Service building in Kyiv, striking its headquarters in a direct hit – a rare occurrence in the four-and-a-half-year conflict. The SBU headquarters, located on Volodymyrska Street near St. Sophia's Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site, had never been targeted before. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared the location of Ukraine's response to be \"set by geography,\" and he had ordered a retaliatory action mirroring the attack.\n\nSerhii Beskrestnov, President Zelenskyy's adviser on defense technologies, suggested that the strike's precision indicated it was not a stray hit, but rather controlled and guided online through a MESH radio relay with internet access. This relay, estimated to be about the size of half a school backpack, was operated by a Russian agent within five kilometers of the attack for a brief period. No other jet-powered Gerans were in the air over Kyiv at the time of the strike, leading Beskrestnov to believe that the drone was controlled locally rather than being part of a relay chain reaching back to Russia.",
  "summary": "The drone was aimed directly at the acting SBU chief's office, Zelenskyy said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 9,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Russian strike kills four in Ukraine — Military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/russian-strike-kills-four-in-ukraine-military",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:30:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russian attacks kill 6, injure 51 over past day across Ukraine as Moscow rejects ceasefire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/russian-attacks-kill-6-injure-51-over-past-day-across-ukraine-as",
        "published": "2026-09-05T08:18:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian attack destroys Philips home products warehouse in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/russian-attack-destroys-philips-home-products-warehouse-in-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-09-05T08:42:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Russian strike kills four in Southeastern Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/russian-strike-kills-four-in-southeastern-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-09-05T08:47:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv prepare for visit by US envoys",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/russian-attacks-kill-4-in-ukraine-as-moscow-and-kyiv-prepare-for",
        "published": "2026-09-05T09:05:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv prepare for visit by US envoys",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/russian-attacks-kill-4-in-ukraine-as-moscow-and-kyiv-prepare-for-5755642",
        "published": "2026-09-05T09:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "At least 5 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as US envoys visit Moscow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/at-least-5-killed-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-as-us-envoys-visit",
        "published": "2026-09-05T10:27:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "US envoys fly to Russia, then Ukraine with plan 'to end war'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-envoys-fly-to-russia-then-ukraine-with-plan-to-end-war",
        "published": "2026-09-05T10:37:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}