Volodymyr Horbulin
Volodymyr Horbulin is a Ukrainian politician, public official, and specialist in rocketry and aerospace engineering. He served as Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine and as First Deputy Minister of Defence. He also headed the National Space Agency of Ukraine and was involved in shaping post-independence defence, security, and space policy in the country.
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Russian drone strikes National Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv
On 28 September, a Russian jet drone directly hit the Presidium building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on Volodymyrska Street in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, causing a large fire. At least one woman was killed and several others were injured, with reports of further fatalities still being clarified. President Zelensky said Ukraine would respond, and the strike was part of a broader day of Russian drone attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.