National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

A Russian strike hit the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, with emergency crews working to extinguish a fire and search for anyone trapped inside. President Volodymyr Zelensky said all services have been deployed and that a pharmaceutical company in the city was also hit. The attack is part of a wider wave of strikes on the Ukrainian capital, drawing renewed concern over damage to civilian and scientific infrastructure.

A Russian strike hit the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, killing at least one person in the latest daytime attack on the capital. The strike on a scientific institution has drawn attention to the ongoing pattern of daytime drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and the damage being inflicted on the country's research infrastructure.

A Russian drone strike hit the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, starting a fire in the center of Kyiv. The attack on a leading scientific institution drew attention as part of ongoing Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, with reports highlighting damage to civilian and cultural infrastructure rather than military targets.