Russian Drone Hits Ukraine's SBU HQ in Kyiv — SkimNews
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- Russia struck Ukraine's SBU security service headquarters on Volodymyrska Street in central Kyiv — across from St. Sophia Cathedral — with a drone "aimed directly at the office of the head" of the service, President Zelenskyy said.
- The Friday attack injured five people and is part of a tactical shift from nighttime to daytime strikes using fast-flying, jet-powered drones, with attacks now coming around the clock since last week.
- Russia's airstrikes killed at least 12 people in Kyiv over six days, and Germany formally accused Moscow of sabotage on a Ukrainian plane at the Leipzig airport, according to intelligence cited in the report.
- Kyiv residents described exhaustion from relentless air-raid sirens — IT worker Ivan Datsiv's apartment was destroyed when a drone tore through his floor on Tuesday, charring the ceilings and walls.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney said if Putin attends the G20 summit in Miami, his message will be "End this war" — "get out of Ukraine."
Why it matters: The shift from nighttime to daytime jet-powered drone strikes denies Kyiv's three million residents any respite from air-raid alerts, while a direct hit on the SBU leadership office signals Russia is now targeting symbolic state institutions by daylight. Combined with Germany's sabotage accusation and Canada's public pressure on Putin at the G20, the campaign is widening from the battlefield into psychological and diplomatic arenas.
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