One woman was killed and three other people were injured after a Russian drone struck the Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv on Monday (Sept. 28), according to the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko. The building sustained extensive damage, and rescue and firefighting teams were deployed to the scene.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy released a video from the scene showing the extent of the destruction. “A Russian strike on the Academy of Sciences building. A rescue operation is currently underway; they are extinguishing the fire and searching for people who may have been inside the building,” the Ukrainian president wrote in his post.

The images show that a large section of the side wall has been destroyed, while the fire has spread to both the third and second floors. A large amount of debris has also scattered around the perimeter of the building.

BREAKING:

The National Academy of Sciences is on fire in central Kyiv.

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Fatalities and injuries have been reported. The building is destroyed.

Video via @5channel pic.twitter.com/8IrAK70ZCK

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 28, 2026

Earlier, Kyiv authorities had announced that an unoccupied building in the Shevchenko district, where the historic Academy of Sciences building is located, had been hit by the attack.

Fatalities in Dnipro and Dozens Injured in Kharkiv

Attacks were also reported in other regions of Ukraine. In the city of Dnipro, in the southeastern part of the country, a drone struck a business center, killing three people and injuring at least 12, according to the regional governor.

In Kharkiv, a Russian strike with glide bombs on a residential building resulted in 29 people being injured, including 10 minors, as stated by Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

The wider Kyiv region was once again targeted. According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, two people were killed by Russian strikes, including one Azerbaijani.

The fucking Russian war criminals just bombed the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv. I have no idea how many people were inside, and there’s at least one dead at the side entrance. pic.twitter.com/5GvEfI5x2h

— Branislav Slantchev (@slantchev) September 28, 2026

The Ukrainian president also mentioned drone attacks that caused damage to residential buildings, telecommunications infrastructure, and gas stations in the capital.

For its part, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that strikes were carried out against data centers in Kyiv, claiming that these facilities provide mobile phone services and internet access to the Ukrainian military.

In the center of Kyiv, Russians attacked the historic building of the National Academy of Sciences with a drone. A fire has broken out, and people are jumping from the windows to avoid being burned to death.

This is what the triumph of absolute evil looks like. Europe, 2026. pic.twitter.com/p7EU8vuLrh

— Denis Kazansky (@den_kazansky) September 28, 2026

The Russian ministry also announced that a supply center and a ship were struck in the Odessa region; according to Moscow, were being used to transport supplies to the Ukrainian armed forces.

Source: Proto Thema