A Russian drone strike hit the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv on Monday, setting part of the building on fire and killing at least two people, emergency officials said. One body was recovered from the rubble later that evening, according to Al Jazeera.
The strike was part of wider Russian attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian locations. The Associated Press, carried by PBS NewsHour, reported that the broader bombardment killed at least seven people and wounded more than 80, damaging apartment buildings, offices, gas stations and data centers as well as the academy. Explosions were heard across Kyiv early Tuesday, while Mayor Vitali Klitschko said missile debris fell in one building’s courtyard and another building caught fire.