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Update: Russian strike hits Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences; Zelenskyy cites 9 dead Monday
A Russian drone struck Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday, killing at least two people, Al Jazeera reported citing emergency officials, AFP and Reuters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces also hit a medical facility in Kyiv and that at least nine people were killed and more than 80 wounded in drone strikes across the country Monday; he said 90 of 120 drones fired were jet-propelled, with a 57 percent interception rate for that type. Explosions were heard again in Kyiv early Tuesday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as Russia continued daytime and overnight strikes on cities including Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.
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- Al JazeeraRussia pounds Ukraine’s Kyiv after deadly strike on Academy of Sciences