Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv ablaze after Russian drone attack: one killed, four injured – photos, video
At least one person has been killed and four others injured as a result of a Russian drone attack on central Kyiv on the afternoon of 28 September.
Source: Klitschko on social media; Oleksandr Sazanovych, Head of Shevchenkivskyi District Administration
Quote from Klitschko: "A UAV has crashed into a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, in the city centre. A fire has broken out."
Details: Footage from the scene indicates that the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was hit.
Oleksandr Sazanovych reported that several people were injured and killed as a result of the strike. All emergency services are working at the scene.
"I would ask residents not to approach the scene and not to hinder the work of the emergency services," he said.
Update: Klitschko later added that one woman had been killed and four other people injured "in a non-residential building in the historic centre of Kyiv that was hit by a Russian drone".
"Three of those injured have been taken to hospital by medics... The search and rescue operation is ongoing," the mayor said.
Another drone struck a non-residential site in the Darnytskyi district.
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