Ukraine's Academy of Sciences

Russia launched a new wave of attacks on Kyiv following a deadly strike that hit Ukraine's Academy of Sciences in the capital. The assault on a leading scientific institution has drawn condemnation and renewed attention to the toll of Russia's air campaign on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure.

Ten people died when a Russian jet-powered drone struck the Kyiv Science Academy, part of a wave of drone attacks across Ukraine. Reuters and other international outlets are leading with the story, underscoring the escalating use of jet-drones in Russia's air campaign against Ukrainian cities and civilian institutions.

A Russian missile strike on Kyiv in daylight hours hit the building of a science academy in the Ukrainian capital, drawing condemnation from officials who described the attack as terrorism. The daytime timing of the strike, hitting an institution of research and learning rather than military infrastructure, has fuelled outrage and renewed debate over Russia's targeting of civilian and cultural sites in Ukraine.

A Russian drone strike hit Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, starting a fire in the center of a Ukrainian city. The attack damaged a key scientific institution in what Russia has continued targeting with nightly drone assaults. The strike underscores the ongoing toll of the war on Ukrainian civilian and cultural infrastructure, drawing international concern and condemnation.