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World21 May 2026Archive brief

Ukraine Secret Service Alpha Group forces strike a Russian Federal Security Service headquarters in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine

Ukraine Secret Service Alpha Group forces strike a Russian Federal Security Service headquarters in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine.

By Belfast Herald Staff Reporter2 min read

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Ukraine Secret Service Alpha Group forces strike a Russian Federal Security Service headquarters in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine.

The development was among the significant world stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to The Kyiv Independent on 21 May 2026.

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