Russia Missile, Drone Blitz Hits Kyiv, Science Academy — SkimNews
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- Russia launched ballistic missiles and jet-propelled drones against Kyiv in a sustained blitz that kept the capital on edge, according to AP.
- The Ukrainian Science Academy was struck by a drone and played a key role in Ukrainian research, per the New York Times.
- A Ukrainian scientist was trapped in an inferno after a Russian strike and climbed to safety, according to Reuters.
- The Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least [figure cut off in source] people, per the truncated AP headline.
Why it matters: Beyond immediate casualties, the strikes hit institutional infrastructure — the Ukrainian Science Academy — threatening research capacity that cannot be quickly rebuilt. The combination of ballistic missiles with jet-propelled UAVs in a single blitz signals an intensification of Russia's targeting tempo against Kyiv.
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