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Russian forces launched a heavy bombardment of Kyiv, following a deadly strike that hit Ukraine's Academy of Sciences in the capital. The attack caused casualties and damage to a major scientific institution, adding to a pattern of intensified Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities. The escalation has drawn international attention and renewed condemnation of attacks targeting civilian and scientific infrastructure.

Ten people were killed after a Russian jet-powered drone struck a science academy in Kyiv, part of a wave of drone attacks across Ukraine. Reuters and other outlets report the strike caused significant damage to the building, with rescue efforts underway. The attack marks another escalation in Russia's use of jet-drones against Ukrainian cities.

A Russian strike hit the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the country's largest scientific research institution. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the attack, saying it illustrates the Russian regime's hostile contempt for science and truth, and adds to what he called the barbarity of Russia's ongoing strikes against Ukraine.

Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences has issued a warning against scientific cooperation with Russia, following an attack on the country. The academy is urging Ukrainian researchers to cut institutional ties with Russian counterparts. The appeal underscores how the war continues to divide the international scientific community, with research collaboration with Russia increasingly seen as unacceptable by Ukrainian institutions.

A Russian drone strike has severely damaged Ukraine's historic National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv, one of the country's leading scientific institutions. Reports say the attack caused major structural damage to the landmark, which houses research institutes and cultural heritage. The strike has drawn condemnation as another example of Russia targeting Ukrainian civilian and cultural infrastructure.

France has condemned a Russian attack targeting the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv. The statement, issued through the French embassy in the United Kingdom, denounces the strike on a leading scientific institution. It adds to ongoing Western criticism of Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian and cultural infrastructure as the war continues.

Russian strikes hit a science academy and a medical center in Ukraine, CBS News reports. The attacks on civilian research and medical facilities add to a pattern of strikes on urban infrastructure and are likely to draw renewed condemnation from Ukrainian officials and Western governments, who have repeatedly called such attacks violations of international law.

A Russian drone attack on Kyiv struck the building of Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens more. The strike hit a civilian scientific institution, drawing fresh condemnation and renewing attention on Russia's continued aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities during the ongoing war.

A Russian drone strike on Kyiv has damaged the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, prompting calls to protect science from what critics describe as Russian aggression. Commenters are sharing the New York Times report and framing the attack on a scientific institution as an assault on knowledge itself, amid ongoing strikes on Ukrainian cities during the war.

Ukrnafta, Ukraine's state-controlled oil company, has begun installing concrete shelters at its Kyiv gas stations to protect customers from Russian missile and drone attacks. The move comes as Russia launched an all-day assault on the capital, striking a medical center and a science academy downtown. Separately, Poland said it would ease rules for shooting down drones and missiles entering its airspace from Russia.

A wave of strikes across Ukraine has killed at least nine people and injured more than 80, according to DW News. Among the buildings hit was Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, where people trapped by flames attempted to escape through windows. The attack has drawn fresh attention to the intensifying bombardment of Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned a Russian strike on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, calling it proof of Russia's "contempt for science and truth." The attack on a scientific institution in Kyiv has drawn sharp criticism, with Macron framing it as an assault on knowledge itself and reaffirming French support for Ukraine amid continued Russian strikes on civilian and cultural targets.