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Russian strikes across Ukraine have killed at least seven people, among them a woman who died at Kyiv's National Academy of Sciences. The attacks are part of the continued bombardment of Ukrainian cities. Further details on the scale of damage or other casualties were not immediately available.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that a Russian strike hit the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv. Emergency crews are working at the scene, extinguishing a fire and searching for people who may be trapped inside. He said all services have been deployed and that a pharmaceutical company was also struck in the same attack on the capital.

Russia struck the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, as well as a medical centre in the city centre, according to journalist Jorge Liboreiro reporting from the Ukrainian capital. The attacks drew condemnation, with comments describing the strikes on scientific and medical facilities as showing utter disregard for civilian life. The incidents come amid continued Russian strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, prompting renewed anger and calls for stronger international responses.

Russia launched overnight attacks on Ukraine that killed an Azerbaijani citizen and wounded ten children, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The strikes highlight the ongoing toll of Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, with civilian casualties including foreign nationals and children once again drawing attention to the human cost of the war.

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Russian strikes across Ukraine on Monday killed at least seven people, including a woman hit in a daytime attack on the National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv. The strike on a scientific institution is being described as a further escalation of Russia's aerial campaign against Ukrainian cities, with casualties reported in the capital and elsewhere.

A foreign national in Kyiv filmed the burning Dobrobut hospital during a midday drone attack, saying the city was crowded with civilians as strikes hit across the capital. He described the scene as a nightmare. The footage circulated as US President Donald Trump continues to speak of peace being close, prompting criticism of that optimism amid ongoing Russian strikes.