Russian attacks on several Ukrainian cities on September 28 killed at least one person and injured 70 others, with strikes reported in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Odessa.
In Kyiv, one woman was killed and 19 people were injured, including three children, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Six of the injured, among them two children, were taken to hospital.
One of the strikes hit a building belonging to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the capital’s Shevchenkivskyi district. Emergency services initially reported seven people injured at the site, while rescue operations continued.
Russian forces also struck a medical facility in central Kyiv later in the day, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Emergency crews were working to extinguish a fire at the building.
Reacting to the strike on the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, Zelensky called for stronger international pressure on Russia and measures targeting the financing and production of Russian weapons.
“Every Russian act of terror means victims who could have been prevented if pressure on Russia had finally become total,” Zelensky said. “The world must understand that the terrorists will go further if they are not stopped here, in Ukraine.”
In Zaporizhzhia, the number of people injured in Russian attacks rose to 30 — 20 men and 10 women. Three people suffered serious injuries in a strike on an infrastructure facility, although doctors said their conditions were not considered life-threatening.
Another 18 people were injured in a morning drone attack on central Dnipro. An eight-year-old girl was among those hurt and suffered a concussion. Two people were hospitalised.
In Odessa, three people were injured after a Russian attack hit a residential high-rise. An apartment on the 12th floor was destroyed, while the building’s facade, balconies and windows from the first to the 11th floors were damaged.
Emergency teams were working at the site, while operational assistance centres were being established for residents affected by the attack.
