Russian bombardment across Ukraine killed at least seven people and wounded over 50 others on Monday, striking apartment buildings, offices, and a building belonging to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv. The attacks followed a week of U.N. diplomatic efforts aimed at ending Moscow’s full-scale invasion.
CBS News’ Aidan Stretch had to take shelter due to incoming Russian weapons shortly after arriving at the science academy strike scene, where a round-the-clock bombardment by Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine and left at least seven people dead and more than 50 wounded, according to officials. The brazen daytime assault struck residential areas, office spaces, data centers, and cultural landmarks, including a building at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in downtown Kyiv.
Missiles Strike Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District and National Academy of Sciences
A woman died in a strike on Kyiv’s central Shevchenkivskyi district on Monday afternoon, as reported by the Kyiv city military administration. The attack damaged the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, adding to the capital’s list of damaged cultural landmarks. In the Kyiv region, Russian drone attacks killed four people and wounded eight. Russian forces also targeted a pharmaceutical company and several gas stations in the city.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that its forces struck two data centers in Kyiv as well as local gas stations. In southern Odesa, a distribution hub for the Nova Poshta postal service was hit. The military also struck a cargo ship in the Black Sea and another in the port of Chornomorsk, moves aimed at curbing grain exports that could potentially trigger food shortages in countries relying on Ukrainian shipments.
Civilians Die in Dnipro and Kharkiv Frontline Attacks
A drone hit an office center in central Dnipro on Monday, killing three people and wounding at least 12, local authorities said, as the strikes inflicted heavy civilian casualties during working hours beyond the capital. In Kharkiv, a nine-story apartment building was struck, wounding 43 people, including 11 children, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov. In northern Ukraine’s Chernihiv region, a Sunday evening drone strike on a residential area injured four people, including two teenage girls, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration.
Ukraine’s Third Army Corps reported capturing another 20 square miles in the Donetsk region as part of an offensive code-named Operation Vivaldi, bringing its total to 68 square miles recaptured since the push began several months ago on the front lines. The corps stated that it converted Soviet-era BTR-60 armored personnel carriers into kamikaze vehicles and deployed ground robots to breach strong Russian fortifications. Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry stated that its troops captured the villages of Novovodiane in Donetsk and Ulanove in the northern Sumy region.
Russian Foreign Minister Addresses General Assembly as Drones Strike Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday, claiming that Europe was attempting to thwart peace talks favored by the Trump administration. Zelenskyy reported that long-range strikes on Russian soil hit two defense plants in the Tula and Voronezh regions along with oil facilities in the Krasnodar region, following a week of U.N. diplomatic efforts aimed at ending Moscow’s full-scale invasion.
