Russian Drone Hits Ukraine SBU HQ in Kyiv — SkimNews
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- A Russian drone hit the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service in Kyiv on Friday
- The SBU headquarters ranks among the most high-profile targets struck during the war, landing as Russia intensified its campaign of air strikes against Ukraine
Why it matters: Striking the SBU — Ukraine's domestic intelligence and counter-espionage nerve center — marks a shift from hitting military infrastructure to targeting the institutional core of Ukraine's wartime security apparatus. The source itself calls the strike among the most high-profile of the war, underscoring how Russia's intensifying air campaign is reaching deeper into Ukraine's command structure.
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