# Russia pounds Kyiv after deadly strike on Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences

https://mins.news/en/item/78018

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-29 03:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/russian-strike-hits-ukraines-academy-of-sciences-in-kyiv-killing-2?traffic_source=rss

> Russian forces struck Kyiv again after a drone attack set part of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences ablaze and killed at least two people. Ukrainian officials said Russian strikes across the country killed at least nine people and wounded more than 80, hitting medical, business and communications facilities.

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