# Ukraine SBU shootout deepens after RVC commander denies FSB contact allegations

Ukraine's SBU and HUR clashed in a shootout following allegations of FSB contacts, which the accused RVC commander denies under coercion.

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A confrontation between SBU officers and members of Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) in Kyiv ended in a shootout on Sept. 1, injuring three HUR service members. [^1]

Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), denied allegations of contacts with Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and involvement in planned assassinations on Sept. 3. [^2]

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) alleged on Sept. 3 that a specified person, later identified as Kaplunov, had contacts with the FSB while working to prevent an assassination planned for Ukraine's Independence Day. [^3]

On 2026-09-04, a Russian drone struck the central building of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Volodymyrska Street in Kyiv, across from St. Sophia Cathedral, causing a fire and smoke. [^4]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on 2026-09-04 that the drone was aimed directly at the office of the head of the SBU, Oleksandr Poklad, who survived the attack. [^5]

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko stated that two individuals from SBU and HUR were suspected of violating Part 2 of Article 365 and Article 348 of Ukraine's Criminal Code. [^6]

The strike on the SBU building was the first time it has been hit in the four-and-a-half year conflict. [^7]

Ukrainian authorities said 12 people were injured in the attack on the SBU building. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. A confrontation between SBU officers and members of Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) in Kyiv ended in a shootout on Sept. 1, injuring three HUR service members. (The Kyiv Independent, News)
2. Stepan Kaplunov, deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), denied allegations of contacts with Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and involvement in planned assassinations on Sept. 3. (The Kyiv Independent, News)
3. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) alleged on Sept. 3 that a specified person, later identified as Kaplunov, had contacts with the FSB while working to prevent an assassination planned for Ukraine's Independence Day. (The Kyiv Independent, News)
4. On 2026-09-04, a Russian drone struck the central building of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Volodymyrska Street in Kyiv, across from St. Sophia Cathedral, causing a fire and smoke. (ZeroHedge, News)
5. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on 2026-09-04 that the drone was aimed directly at the office of the head of the SBU, Oleksandr Poklad, who survived the attack. (ZeroHedge, News)
6. Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko stated that two individuals from SBU and HUR were suspected of violating Part 2 of Article 365 and Article 348 of Ukraine's Criminal Code. (The Kyiv Independent, News)
7. The strike on the SBU building was the first time it has been hit in the four-and-a-half year conflict. (ZeroHedge, News)
8. Ukrainian authorities said 12 people were injured in the attack on the SBU building. (ZeroHedge, News)

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