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A Russian drone slammed into a building belonging to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday.

Axar.az reports, citing Ukrainian media, that a large fire broke out in the building.

People are trapped inside and are trying to escape through the windows.

Rescue and emergency services are working at the scene.

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Two academics were killed in a drone strike on the building of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv.

President of the National Academy of Sciences Anatolii Zahorodnyi said this.

According to him, several other academics cannot be reached.

Search and rescue operations are currently underway at the scene.