Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
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0 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
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Outlets on this story
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World
Same framing elsewhere
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
In short:
A Russian drone targeted the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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Zelenskyy → target → service
The attack marks a new escalation, as throughout Russia's lengthy war on Ukraine, government buildings have rarely been damaged in drone and missile strikes.
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buildings → mark → strikes
At least seven people were injured and Kyiv has vowed a "tangible" response.
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Kyiv → injure → response
A Russian drone hit the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, vowing to retaliate as Moscow kept up its constant air attacks on the capital for the tenth day.
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Moscow → hit → day
Heavy black smoke rose in Kyiv city centre following the attack, on Friday, local time, which signalled a new escalation in the conflict.
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which → rise → conflict
At least seven people were injured, Kyiv's mayor said.
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mayor → injure → ?
During more than four-and-a-half years of war with Russia, Ukrainian government buildings have rarely been damaged in drone and missile strikes.
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buildings → damage → strikes
The SBU is vital to Ukraine's war efforts as it executes high-impact, deep strikes to damage Russia's war machine and its energy infrastructure.
"The drone was aimed directly at the office of the Head of the Security Service in that building," Mr Zelenskyy said on the Telegram app.
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Zelenskyy → execute → app
It was not immediately clear if SBU members were among the injured.
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members → injure → injured
Ukraine vows 'tangible' response
Mr Zelenskyy said that he ordered "an appropriate, tangible response and, where possible, one that mirrors this strike, to the Russians once everything was ready".
Numerous ambulances and emergency services were heading to the scene in the historic part of the city close to the Saint Sophia Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The owner of a popular bakery, Zavertailo, said on the Telegram app that their building located opposite the SBU building was also destroyed in the attack.
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building → vow → attack
One woman shouted into her phone that she had popped out to buy cigarettes and been startled by the explosion.
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she → shout → explosion
On Wednesday, a university in the city centre was also hit.
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university → hit → centre
"I think (people) can get used to this.
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people → think → this
It will get worse, I believe this," said Oleh, 33, who declined to give his last name.
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who → get → name
'Rejection of diplomacy'
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged allies to step up pressure on Moscow after a Russian drone hit Ukraine's security service headquarters in central Kyiv.
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drone → urge → Kyiv
"The Russian attack on Ukraine’s Security Service Headquarters is a major escalation that demands resolute responses," he said on X.
"Moscow launched this strike during a renewed push for peace - laying bare its true rejection of diplomacy,"he said.
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Moscow → demand → diplomacy,"he
The SBU is a vast and secretive agency responsible for ambitious operations against Russia, such as the 2022 bombing of a Russian bridge to occupied Crimea and a 2025 drone attack, codenamed Spiderweb, that struck Russian strategic bombers.
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that → occupy → bombers
It is also widely seen as a leading player in a campaign of covert assassinations of senior Russian military and other figures blamed by Ukraine for carrying out war crimes.
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It → see → crimes
Russia has denounced those killings as terrorist attacks.
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Russia → denounce → attacks
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