National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

A Russian strike hit the building of Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, killing one person and damaging the research institution's premises. The attack comes amid continued Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital, which have repeatedly hit civilian and scientific infrastructure. Officials and observers are voicing anger at the targeting of an academic institution, describing it as another example of attacks on non-military sites during the war.

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.

A Russian strike hit the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, killing and wounding members of staff, the Guardian reports. The attack adds to a series of strikes on the Ukrainian capital and has drawn attention to the toll on civilian and scientific institutions.