Russian Drone Hits Ukraine’s SBU Headquarters in Central Kyiv, Injuring Several
A Russian drone slammed into the central building of Ukraine’s Security Service in Kyiv, reportedly targeting the acting chief’s office and injuring people in the heart of the capital.
A Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s main security headquarters in central Kyiv on 4 September injured several people and turned one of the country’s most sensitive buildings into a battlefield target.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian drone hit the central building of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Volodymyrska Street, directly opposite St. Sophia Cathedral. According to him, the unmanned aircraft was directed at the office of acting SBU head Oleksandr Poklad.
Local media reported that the area around the SBU building was cordoned off and that a fire broke out after the impact. Footage from the scene showed flames and smoke rising from the structure.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a drone strike and debris caused a fire on the roof of a non‑residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district near the Zoloti Vorota metro station. Initial reports cited five injured; later local media said the number of wounded in the SBU building strike had risen to seven. Ukrainian outlets reported that Poklad was not in his office at the time and was not hurt.
Multiple accounts described the weapon as a Geran‑4, a Russian jet‑powered drone also compared in some reports to a Shahed loitering munition. Video from several angles showed a fast‑moving drone diving into the upper part of the SBU complex, followed by an explosion.
The strike came amid other reported Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. Regional officials said Russia hit warehouses with food and industrial goods in Odesa region, injuring two people. Reuters reported that a World Health Organization warehouse storing medicines in Kyiv region was also hit, with damage still being assessed.
These incidents add to a pattern of Russian strikes on Ukrainian security, logistics and storage facilities away from the front line.
Key developments to watch now include official assessments of damage to the SBU building, any announced changes to air‑defence measures over central Kyiv, updates on the condition of the wounded, and signs of further Russian attempts to hit core Ukrainian security institutions.
Sources
- OSINT