A Russian strike on Ukraine's Academy of Sciences building in the center of the capital Kyiv left one person dead and injured four others, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Monday (September 28).

Reuters footage showed smoke and flames engulfing the upper floors of the building as people trapped inside stood at shattered windows and clung to the facade to escape the fire.

Rescuers deployed ladders to evacuate people from the smoke-filled building.

First responders could be seen attending to the wounded.

Kyiv's Mayor said on Monday that Russian attacks injured 19 people, including three children, and killed one woman.

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Russian drone hits academy of science building in central Kyiv, killing woman

VIDEO SHOWS: SMOKE RISING FROM BUILDING OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE / DAMAGED BUILDING / MAN STANDING ON WINDOWS / RESCUERS AIDING / PEOPLE COMMENTING

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SHOWS: KYIV, UKRAINE (SEPTEMBER 28, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING FROM BUILDING OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

2. VARIOUS OF MEN ON WINDOW LEDGES / SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF BUILDING

3. BUILDING BURNING

4. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE HOLDING FACADE OF BUILDING HAVING CLIMED OUT OF WINDOWS / SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF BUILDING

5. MAN CLIMBING DOWN LADDER / SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF BUILDING

6. RESCUERS SETTING UP SECOND LADDER

7. MAN LOOKING AT BURNING BUILDING

8. VARIOUS OF MAN CLIMBING DOWN LADDER AND WALKING AWAY FROM BUILDING

9. FIRE ENGINES DRIVING BY / FIRST RESPONDERS HELPING PERSON LAYING ON GROUND

10. VARIOUS OF FIRST RESPONDERS ATTENDING TO INJURED PERSON ON GROUND

11. VARIOUS OF WOMAN BLEEDING / FIRST RESPONDERS ATTENDING TO PERSON

12. BUILDING ON FIRE

13. FIRST RESPONDERS ATTENDING TO PERSON ON PAVEMENT

14. WOMAN WALKING AND COVERING FACE

15. VARIOUS OF FIREMEN EXTINGUISHING FIRE

16. VARIOUS OF BUILDING ON FIRE

17. MEN RUNNING / EMERGENCY SERVICES AT SCENE / SMOKE-FILLED AIR

18. FIRST RESPONDERS

19. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) 59-YEARS-OLD WORKER OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, SVITLANA SOLIANYK, SAYING:

"There was no (sound) - no whistling, no humming. There was absolutely nothing. And then it immediately caught fire. And all the windows were blown out. The premises started on fire. And that was it – nothing else. A lot of damage was caused. The cars were burnt out inside. It caught fire. There were people in there. It’s a nightmare."

20. FIRST RESPONDERS WITH STRETCHER

21. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) 59-YEARS-OLD WORKER OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, SVITLANA SOLIANYK, SAYING:

"I don't understand this senseless war. I don't understand any of what’s going on. I don't know how to resolve this issue. But what’s happening is not right. And it’s ordinary people who are suffering... Ordinary people... Oh God."

22. RESCUERS APPROACHING BUILDING IN CRANE

23. FIREMEN EXTINGUISHING FIRE

24. RESCUER WALKING

25. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS HOSING DOWN BUILDING FROM CRANE