Conflict & Security
Russian drone strike kills and wounds staff at Kyiv's science academy, hits medical center
September 28, 2026 at 05:27 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 1 hour
MAMasrawy
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MAMasrawy
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TGThe Guardian
Staff killed and wounded in Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy
(opens the publisher’s site)Russia has struck Kyiv's National Academy of Sciences and a nearby medical center with drones Monday, killing at least one person and wounding many.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the academy strike wounded 19 people, six of whom were hospitalized.
- A separate Russian drone hit the Dobrobut Medical Center in Kyiv, the second time that facility was targeted.
- A Russian drone attack on a Dnipro business center killed three people, officials said.
- Academy President Anatoliy Zagorodny said the academy has no ties to the military and that he feared colleagues remained trapped inside.