Kyiv Science Academy hit as Russian jet-drones strike across Ukraine
Ukraine said the strike was a direct hit on a scientific headquarters, with officials reporting two dead and several injured as rescue teams searched the rubble.
- On September 28, 2026, a Russian strike hit the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, killing two scientists at the headquarters where researchers and administrative staff gather daily.
- This strike occurred during a broader citywide assault; a drone hit the Dobrobut Academy building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, injuring at least 19 people, including three children.
- State Language Protection Commissioner Taras Kremin condemned the attack, stating, "For centuries, Russia tried to destroy Ukrainian scientists, erase the Ukrainian language from science, and deny our distinct identity."
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned that "Russia is deliberately expanding the boundaries of what it believes the world will tolerate," while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged partners to see this terror as a test of support for Ukraine.
- Russia has recently deployed faster, high-flying jet drones across Ukrainian cities; attacks on business centers in Dnipro and Synelnykove killed four people total, signaling an expansion of targeting beyond military infrastructure.
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Ukraine hit with deadly wave of Russian drone strikes in Kyiv and across the country
At least two people were killed when a drone hit the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday, as Russia pounded the heart of the Ukrainian capital with some of the most persistent drone strikes since the start of the war.
Dramatic moments have been recorded in Kiev, where people were forced to evacuate from the windows of a historic building after it was hit by a Russian drone. The building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was engulfed in flames after the attack, while black smoke spread over the surrounding area. Footage shows people climbing out of windows as they try to escape the building engulfed in flames, reports the Telegraph. Russia hits th…
Russian strikes hit science academy and medical facility in Kyiv
Russian strikes struck a science academy building and a medical facility in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killing at least one person and injuring six others, including three children, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy said on Monday that the casualties were reported at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building, which sustained a direct hit. […]
In the middle of a day's work, in the heart of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, a Russian jet-propelled drone hit the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, burning the last two floors of the building and forcing people to go out the windows and wait for the rescue. While the firefighters were working to control the flames, officials of an institution responsible for almost all the great scientific discoveries in Ukraine needed to go down stairs to…
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