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Russian forces launched a heavy bombardment of Kyiv, with a strike hitting the historic Academy of Sciences building. Footage showed flames engulfing part of the structure as people leaned from windows to escape the fire. The attack is part of an intensifying pattern of Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities amid the ongoing war. The assault adds to mounting civilian infrastructure damage in the Ukrainian capital and comes as international efforts to broker a peace continue in parallel. Casualties and damage assessments were still being compiled following the strike.