A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s SBU security service in central Kyiv on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, with at least five people injured in the attack.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said five people were wounded after the strike hit the city centre.
Zelensky said he had spoken to SBU chief Oleksandr Poklad following the strike and instructed him to prepare “an appropriate, tangible response”. He said the response should, where possible, “mirror this strike” once preparations were complete. Zelensky said the drone struck the SBU’s main building on Volodymyrska Street, opposite St Sophia Cathedral. The drone was directed specifically at the office of the head of the security service, according to the Ukrainian president. Following the strike, Zelensky said he had spoken directly with Poklad about the incident and the response that could follow. The latest strike in central Kyiv left at least five people injured, according to the city mayor, while Ukrainian authorities said the SBU’s main building was directly targeted.
