# Staff killed and wounded in Russian drone strike on Kyiv science academy

https://mins.news/en/item/77294

- The Guardian, 2026-09-28 15:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/28/russia-strike-on-kyiv-science-academy-drone-ukraine

> A Russian drone struck Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv, killing at least one person and injuring three others, according to the city’s mayor. Fire spread through the historic building as staff escaped through windows. A nearby private medical centre was also hit, killing at least one person.

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