Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s security services HQ is a ‘major escalation’, says Ukraine’s foreign minister – as it happened

<p>This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/russia-strikes-ukraine-intelligence-hq-kyiv-major-escalation">here</a></p><p><em>in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt</em></p><p><strong>Polls have suggested that the election on Sunday could yield Germany’s first-ever state government led by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), </strong>shattering a postwar taboo and leaving minorities’ fate in the hands of a party that has promised to launch deportations “from day one”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/04/russia-ukraine-eu-ministers-migration-hubs-meloni-bardella-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>