Event Brief
Russia strikes Kyiv’s Academy of Sciences, setting it ablaze
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 28, 2026 at 1:23 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 29, 2026 at 2:05 AM ET
Summary: Russia struck Kyiv, hitting the National Academy of Sciences in the historic city center and setting part of the building on fire. The attack killed at least two people, with one body recovered from rubble later Monday, and missile debris fell in a courtyard of another building.
WHO: Russia
WHAT: A strike hit the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, causing a fire in part of the historic building and killing at least two people.
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026
WHERE: Kyiv, Ukraine
WHY: No further detail was reported.
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