The Russians lose ground: Ukraine claims a major strike against an FSB headquarters located in occupied territory.

Ukrainian President Claims Drone Strike on Russian FSB Headquarters

• The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky claimed a swift drone attack on Thursday, May 21.
• This attack reportedly targeted a general of the Russian intelligence agency FSB.
• There are said to be around a hundred dead and injured among the Russian soldiers.

A very spectacular attack took place in the Kherson region. This Ukrainian area occupied by Russia housed a FSB headquarters, which was hit by Ukrainian drone strikes, as claimed by President Volodymyr Zelensky who posted images on social media.

According to him, around a hundred dead and injured have been reported. “Kiev also claims to have destroyed a Russian anti-aircraft defense system, the Pantsir system, which is supposed to protect Russian ground positions against drone or cruise missile attacks,” explains our chief international news editor Gregory Philipps on LCI, as seen in the video at the top of this article.

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For now, Moscow neither confirms the occurrence of this attack, nor its death toll. If proven, it would come at a time when the Russians are struggling on the front line.

“For the first time since summer 2023, the Russians are losing ground. No progress in March 2026. And in April, it is the Ukrainians who are making progress, with a gain of 120 km² last month,” concludes Gregory Philipps.