Russia hits Kyiv science academy in daytime drone strike as Zelenskyy calls attacks 'terrorism'

From the Newshound archive · first published 27 September 2026 · last updated 29 September 2026.

Smoke billows from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building in Kyiv after Monday's Russian drone strike, which hit the city's heavily protected central district and killed at least seven people.

Flames engulf the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building in Kyiv, where workers were forced to use ladders to escape from upper floors after the strike.

A Russian jet-powered drone struck the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv during daytime working hours, killing at least one person and injuring 19 others, six of whom were hospitalised. Fire tore through the historic building, forcing workers to use ladders to climb down from upper floors. The strike formed part of a broader assault that left at least seven people dead and more than 80 wounded across Ukraine, with Dnipro, Synelnykove and other cities among those hit.

Zelenskyy warned Ukraine can now intercept only just over half of Russia's new faster, high-flying jet drones — far fewer than the older propeller-powered versions.

The Guardian‘This is terrorism’: daytime Russian strike hits science academy in Kyiv ReutersKyiv Science Academy hit, 10 dead as Russian jet-drones strike across Ukraine Irish IndependentIn pictures: Russia steps up attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine APPhotos of fires, injuries and fear after deadly Russian attacks on Kyiv Irish IndependentRussian drone strike sparks huge inferno at Kyiv science academy

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