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Russia Strikes Kyiv University with Drones During Lectures
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Russia Strikes Kyiv University with Drones During Lectures

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Russian Shahed drones struck a university in Kyiv while lectures were taking place, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
  • Zelenskyy said 160 students were in a shelter during the attack.
  • Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said seven people were injured, five of whom were hospitalized, while medical facilities, a residential building and an education site were damaged.

Russian Shahed drones struck one of Kyiv’s universities while lectures were taking place, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The attack came as students were inside the institution for classes.

“Fortunately, the students were in a shelter, 160 students,” Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko later reported that seven people had been injured in the capital’s afternoon attack. Five of them were taken to hospital, while others received outpatient treatment.

Fortunately, the students were in a shelter, 160 students.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyThe Ukrainian president described the students’ location during the drone strike on the university.

The attack also damaged part of a medical facility in Kyiv, shattering some windows. Preliminary information indicated that no patients or staff members at the facility were among the casualties.

Earlier reports said a Russian drone hit a six-story residential building in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district. The attack also caused a fire on the grounds of an educational institution in the Holosiivskyi district. A medical facility in Shevchenkivskyi district was damaged as well.

There are already seven people injured in the capital. Five of them have been hospitalized.

— Vitali KlitschkoThe Kyiv mayor updated the reported number of casualties after the attack.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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