Photos: Russian drone strikes pound civilian targets across Kyiv

Ukraine condemns Russian targeting of civilians as strikes kill seven and injure dozens across Kyiv.Rescue workers put out a fire at the National Academy of Sciences building after a Russian drone strike in the centre of Kyiv, Ukraine. [Dan Bashakov/AP Photo]By AFP, AP, EPA and ReutersPublished On 28 Sep 202628 Sep 2026Russian drones have struck Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in the historic centre of Kyiv, as Moscow’s forces continue to pound the capital around the clock.Ukrainian officials reported that at least seven people were killed and more than 80 wounded on Monday as Russian strikes hit apartment blocks, offices, petrol stations, data centres and cultural sites.In Kyiv, a woman died and several people were injured when a high-speed drone smashed into the academy building near the German embassy and key government institutions.Staff were seen escaping down firefighters’ ladders as flames engulfed part of the structure. Mayor Vitali Klitschko condemned the strikes as “pure terror” aimed at disrupting normal life and breaking civilian morale.Elsewhere, three people were killed in a strike on an office centre in Dnipro, while dozens were wounded in attacks on Kharkiv, ...