Russian strike hits central Kyiv: One killed in attack on Academy of Sciences building

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A Russian drone strike hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv around lunchtime, killing one person. The building is in the cultural heart of the Ukrainian capital, near the National Opera and Khreshchatyk. People inside described a powerful explosion and questioned why the administrative building, which contains paperwork and archives rather than laboratories, was targeted. The attack comes amid nearly six days of rolling strikes on Kyiv, with residential buildings, a school, kindergarten, market and communications infrastructure among the targets. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Kyiv. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Kyiv #Ukrain

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