Russian drones hit central Kyiv twice in one day, striking NAS building and Dobrobut hospital
On 28 September 2026, Russian drone strikes hit central Kyiv twice within hours, damaging the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Dobrobut private medical center on Antonovycha Street. At least one woman was killed and 19 residents were injured, including three children, with six people hospitalized.
Key points
- Around 13:30 on 28 September, a Russian drone struck the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv.
- Later the same day a drone hit the Dobrobut medical center on Antonovycha Street, damaging upper floors and starting a fire in the ground-floor polyclinic; windows were blown out on floors 1–3.
- The Dobrobut branch suspended operations for several days to assess damage; other Dobrobut centers continued to work.
- Seven people were injured at the Dobrobut center, six of them employees; all staff and visitors survived.
- As of the latest figures, 19 Kyiv residents were injured in the day's strikes, including three children; six were hospitalized, two of them children.
- One woman was killed in a strike on a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district.
- Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko placed the second strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district, while a Radio Liberty correspondent reported the Dobrobut hit was in the Holosiivskyi district.
Why it matters
Two drone strikes on central Kyiv in a single day directly damaged a working private hospital and a major research academy, both civilian sites. The attacks produced casualties among civilians and medical staff, drew condemnation from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a promise of a response from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and underscored the pattern of Russian strikes on non-military infrastructure in Ukraine's capital.
What happened
On 28 September 2026, Russian forces struck central Kyiv with drones for the second time that day. Around 13:30, a drone hit the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where people were inside at the time of the strike. A search-and-rescue operation at the NAS building was ongoing as of the latest reporting. Later the same day, a second drone hit the Dobrobut private medical center on Antonovycha Street, striking upper floors and starting a fire in the ground-floor polyclinic; the blast wave blew out windows on floors 1–3 on the inner courtyard side, and medical equipment was damaged. The Dobrobut network suspended operations at the affected branch for several days and said other centers continued to work. Seven people were injured at the Dobrobut branch, six of them employees; all staff and visitors survived. According to Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, 19 Kyiv residents were injured across the day's strikes, including three children, with six hospitalized (two of them children); one woman was killed in a strike on a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Ukrainian Air Forces confirmed the strikes were carried out by Russian drones, and the State Emergency Service (DSNS) worked at the Dobrobut site. Separately, drone debris fell in the Solomianskyi district near private houses, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration; that information was described as preliminary. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia would face a response for the strikes on Kyiv and other cities, including Dnipro. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the NAS strike and pledged further European efforts to strengthen Ukraine's defense.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
All seven sources used for this story are Ukrainian outlets based in Ukraine. They lead with domestic officials — Mayor Klitschko, President Zelenskyy and the Dobrobut network — and foreground Ukrainian institutions. Reporting centers on the Dobrobut hospital by name, emphasizing its civilian function, the injuries to its staff and the temporary suspension of operations at the affected branch, alongside domestic political reaction to the strikes.
Where reporting differs
Sources disagree on the district of the second strike: Mayor Klitschko placed the damage in the Shevchenkivskyi district, while a Radio Liberty correspondent reported the Dobrobut hit was in the Holosiivskyi district. Casualty accounts at the NAS building also diverge: one tally cites four people injured, while another reports two academics killed and lists former NSDC Secretary Volodymyr Horbulin among the injured.
Background
The Dobrobut medical center on Antonovycha Street is located near the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. On 28 September, an air-raid alert in Kyiv was ongoing almost continuously because of the threat of drone strikes. The day's strikes were the second drone attack on central Kyiv that day.