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Russia strikes Ukraine intelligence HQ in ‘major escalation’

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Source published: 4 Sept 2026, 17:37 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

Ukraine/Russia · Multiple sources

Russia strikes Ukraine intelligence HQ in ‘major escalation’

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has told SBU to deliver ‘appropriate, tangible response’ to Kyiv strike The head office of Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency has been hit in a Russian drone attack, sending plumes of black smoke rising into the air in the heart of Kyiv. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he had instructed the SBU to deliver an “appropriate, tangible response” to the strike, while the foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, described it as a “major escalation”. Continue reading...

Time span
2 Sept 2026, 14:55 CEST → 4 Sept 2026, 17:37 CEST
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3 sources
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5
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strong · multi-source

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Al Jazeera - All News

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Euronews - News

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The Guardian - World

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has told SBU to deliver ‘appropriate, tangible response’ to Kyiv strike The head office of Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency has been hit in a Russian drone attack, sending plumes of black smoke rising into the air in the heart of Kyiv. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he had i...

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