Kyiv Science Academy hit as Russian jet-drones strike across Ukraine
Officials said the attack was a direct hit on the academy’s headquarters and that rescue teams were searching for missing staff.
- 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. […]
The attack caused a fire on the top two floors and left at least one dead and six wounded; other drones hit a clinic in the capital and a town near Poland
At least one woman died in an attack by Russia in the heart of the Ukrainian capital. In addition, the Russian army is once again targeting the border region with Poland.
Ursula von der Leyen stated that "today, science has become a target," commenting on the news of the attack on the academy of sciences in Kyiv
The Science academy’s (which was targeted today) 2024 report and the programs for 2026-29 explicitly state: the design of autonomous navigation systems for drones without GPS, the creation of radio-absorbing materials for the bodies of UAVs to...
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