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Russian strike damages Kyiv science academy as casualties and evacuations are reported

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Russian drones or a drone strike hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, causing a fire and damaging the building.Backed by 3 sourcesCNAstraitstimes.comtelegraph.co.uk Rescue footage showed people escaping from the academy through second-floor windows, including with the help of a rescue ladder.Backed by 1 sourcesAl Jazeera

Reports say at least one person was killed at the academy and others were wounded, while CBS News reported that Russian strikes elsewhere in Ukraine brought the overall death toll to at least seven.Backed by 1 sourcesCBS News Ukraine’s National Commission for UNESCO condemned the damage to the academy building.Backed by 1 sourcesen.interfax.com.ua

Reports describe staff escaping through second-floor windows after the academy was hit by a Russian jet-powered drone.Context from one sourceThe Guardian The strike was reported to have killed at least one person, with Euronews separately identifying at least one death at the academy.Context from one sourceEuronews

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