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Russian drone strikes Ukrainian security service headquarters in Kyiv

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A Russian drone struck the central headquarters of Ukraine’s Security Service in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
  • Zelenskyy said the drone targeted SBU chief Oleksandr Poklad’s office and ordered a tangible, potentially symmetrical response.
  • The report gave no casualty figures and said those affected were receiving care amid continued Russian drone and missile attacks.

A Russian drone aimed at the office of Ukraine’s security service chief struck the agency’s central headquarters in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Zelenskyy said he had spoken with SBU chief Oleksandr Poklad after the drone hit the building on Volodymyrska Street, in front of St. Sophia’s Cathedral. “Unfortunately, a Russian drone has hit the central building of the SBU on Volodymyrska Street in Kyiv, in front of St. Sophia’s Cathedral,” he said.

Unfortunately, a Russian drone has hit the central building of the SBU on Volodymyrska Street in Kyiv, in front of St. Sophia’s Cathedral.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyThe Ukrainian president described the location and impact of the strike.

The president added that the drone was directed “directly” at Poklad’s office. He said he had ordered the SBU chief to deliver a tangible response and, where possible, a symmetrical one against Russian forces when preparations were complete.

Directly.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe emphasized that the drone targeted the SBU chief’s office.

The report did not give figures for deaths or injuries, although Zelenskyy said everyone affected was receiving care. The SBU headquarters is among Ukraine’s priority-protection sites, according to the report.

The strike came as Kyiv faced continued Russian drone and missile bombardment and what the report described as insufficient Ukrainian air-defense capabilities.

I ordered Poklad to give a tangible response and, where possible, a symmetrical one to this attack against the Russians when everything is ready.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy said he ordered a response to the reported attack.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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