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Russian Drones Kill At Least Two in Kyiv

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Russian drones struck the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv, killing at least two people.
Four people, including a woman in Shevchenkovskiy district, were killed in Kyiv.
Nineteen people were wounded in the Kyiv attack.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the strike a deliberate act of cruelty.
Ukraine struck defense plants in Tula and Voronezh and oil facilities in Krasnodar, causing three blazes.

History

Historical Context

In August 2008 Russia launched air strikes on the Georgian city of Gori, beginning on 8 August and killing at least 60 civilians. The attacks marked Russia’s first major use of military force against an independent post-Soviet state and set a precedent for targeting civilian sites. Today Russian drones hit Kyiv’s National Academy of Sciences, echoing that earlier pattern.

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Story summary

Russian drones struck the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv, killing at least two people.
Four people, including a woman in Shevchenkovskiy district, were killed in Kyiv.
Nineteen people were wounded in the Kyiv attack.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the strike a deliberate act of cruelty.
Ukraine struck defense plants in Tula and Voronezh and oil facilities in Krasnodar, causing three blazes.

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