Pavlo Skoropadsky
Pavlo Skoropadsky (1873–1945) was a Ukrainian military and political figure, Hetman of the Ukrainian State from April to December 1918. From a longstanding Cossack officer family, he commanded a corps in the Russian Imperial Army during the First World War. After coming to power he attempted to build an authoritarian state closely aligned with the German and Austro-Hungarian occupiers. He was overthrown by the Directory of the Ukrainian People's Republic in December 1918 and spent the remainder of his life in emigration, mainly in Germany and Britain.
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Russian drone strikes Kyiv's National Academy of Sciences building, killing at least two
On 28 September 2026, a Russian jet-powered drone struck the Presidium building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) in central Kyiv around 13:30, causing a large fire and partially destroying the second and third floors of the historic structure. At least two people were killed — including the personal assistant of NASU Vice-President Volodymyr Horbulin — and multiple others were injured; some NASU staff remained unreachable after the strike. President Zelensky promised a Ukrainian response, Foreign Minister Sybiha called on UNESCO to strip Russia of voting rights, and the strike drew condemnation from European leaders and institutions.