Russian Drone Reportedly Hits National Academy of Sciences Building in Central Kyiv, Sparks Fire
A Russian drone struck a non-residential building in central Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district, causing a fire, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. Local Telegram channels reported that people may be trapped inside, but authorities have not yet confirmed casualties or the exact impact site.
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In brief: A Russian drone struck a non-residential building in central Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district, causing a fire, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. Local Telegram channels reported that people may be trapped inside, but authorities have not yet confirmed casualties or the exact impact site.
Russian forces attacked central Kyiv , with a drone striking a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district and sparking a fire, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported.
“An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has crashed into a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, in the capital’s city center. A fire has broken out,” Klitschko said in a Telegram post.
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The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported that the building struck was the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Local Telegram channels reported seeing a large column of black smoke rising over the city.
Some channels also claimed that people remained inside the burning building and that residents were attempting to escape through windows. These reports have not yet been independently verified.
Oleksandr Sazanovych, head of the Shevchenkivskyi District State Administration, said on Telegram that he was at the scene of the strike.
“Unfortunately, there are injuries and fatalities. All emergency and relevant services are working at the site. I ask residents not to approach the scene and not to interfere with the work of the services,” he wrote, adding that the information was being verified.
Sazanovych did not specify the exact location of the impact, but he published several photos clearly showing that the building is part of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
The story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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