A strike on the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv started a fire on its upper floors; European leaders said science has become a target for Russia.
On 28 September, a Russian strike on central Kyiv hit the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the Shevchenkivskyi district. A fire broke out on the upper floors; according to the State Emergency Service, at least one person was killed and others were injured. Other civilian sites in the capital, including a medical facility, were also hit that day.
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Rescuers fought the blaze at the academy building as thick smoke poured from its windows. People were also injured in other parts of the city, as the strikes landed across several blocks of the center. The number of casualties rose through the day, so final figures are still being confirmed.
Around the same time, Russian missiles and drones also struck the Stolychnyi food market near Kyiv: according to reports, two people were killed and four more injured. Fire engulfed market stalls and cars in the parking lot.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote: "Today, science became a target for Russia." The attack was condemned by Germany's Foreign Ministry, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Norwegian officials and Spain's Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, who called the strikes on civilian targets a "clear violation of international humanitarian law." Ukraine's National Commission for UNESCO also condemned the strike.
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