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Capital and largest city of Ukraine
Kyiv, also spelt Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River. As of January 2022, the population of Kyiv was 2,952,301, making it the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center. It is home to high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive public transport system, which includes the Kyiv Metro.
More on Wikipedia ↗Despite global audiences being numbed to daily Kyiv airstrikes and casualties, Russia's 9/11-type attack on a scientific institute, in a botched assassination attempt, still grabbed world attention.
So far, two scientists are known to have been killed as a result of the Russian attack on the building of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, where two floors were destroyed. There are injured, and several people remain unaccounted for.
The National Academy of Sciences building Kyiv, Ukraine, was hit by a Russian drone.