Russia strikes Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, one person killed

Russian forces struck Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv on Monday, as a fresh wave of attacks across several parts of the country left at least seven people dead and dozens injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.

Ukraine’s Minister of Education and Science, Andrii Butenko, said a fire broke out at the Academy’s headquarters after the strike. According to him, several people remained trapped inside the building, while rescue teams began evacuation operations.

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported that one person was killed and six others injured in the attack. Footage published on social media showed the building engulfed in flames and smoke as firefighters worked at the scene.

Butenko accused Russia of aiming to cripple Ukrainian institutions by targeting educational and scientific infrastructure.

In Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Monday’s strikes injured 19 people, including three children.

Meanwhile, in the Kyiv region, three people, including an Azerbaijani national, were killed in overnight airstrikes and eight others were injured, according to local authorities.

In Dnipro, in eastern Ukraine, a drone strike killed three people and injured 12 others. According to emergency services, the attack caused a fire in an administrative building, while rescue teams evacuated people trapped on the upper floors.