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Fire, Smoke and Desperation After a Strike in the Heart of Kyiv

Fire, Smoke and Desperation After a Strike in the Heart of Kyiv
New York Times Monday 28 September 2026, 16:17 UTC By Kim Barker, Maria Varenikova and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn 1 min read
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A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.

A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.
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