Russia strikes Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, full of workers
Russian drones slammed into Ukraine's capital of Kyiv on Monday, one torching the National Academy of Sciences building. Aiden Stretch reports.
Seven people were killed and dozens wounded in fresh Russian strikes across Ukraine on Monday, with a scientific academy and a medical facility among the buildings hit in Kiev, officials said. Three people perished in the attacks in the south-eastern city of Dnipro, according to military Governor Oleksandr Hanzha. Another 15 individuals sustained injuries in the strikes, Hanzha reported, sharing images and videos of the damaged structures.
In Synelnykove, a nearby town, a Russian strike targeting a logistics center resulted in at least one death and three injuries, including a 15-year-old boy in critical condition.
The eastern city of Kharkiv reported 35 people wounded after Russian strikes using glide bombs on a residential building. Mayor Ihor Terekhov initially stated that 29 people were injured, including 10 minors. The National Academy of Sciences in the historic center of Kiev faced a Russian attack, causing a fire that engulfed the building.
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the incident, and emergency crews were working to rescue occupants of the historic research facility. Zelensky released a video showcasing extensive damage to the academy. Additionally, a medical facility in the capital was struck, with emergency crews battling a fire. The private Dobrobut clinic chain confirmed that one of its locations had been targeted, having previously housed a branch of telecommunications company Ukrtelecom. Ukrtelecom's headquarters are situated adjacent to the National Academy of Sciences building.
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