Russian Strike Damages Kyiv Food Technology University as Drones and Missiles Hit Civilian Targets
Russia damaged buildings at Kyiv’s National University of Food Technologies on the second day of the academic year, while overnight attacks hit energy sites in Odesa and food warehouses in Dnipro. Ukraine says no students were hurt in Kyiv, but the strikes show classrooms, power grids and supply chains remain on the front line.
Russian strikes are again disrupting Ukraine’s efforts to sustain normal life, damaging a university in central Kyiv and hitting energy and food facilities in other cities.
Deputy Education Minister Andrii Butenko said Russia struck the National University of Food Technologies in Kyiv during the day, damaging university buildings. No students or staff were injured. He noted that the university had organised its educational process with security risks in mind.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier that Russian Shahed drones hit a university in Kyiv during class time but that there were no casualties because students were in shelters. He also reported overnight strikes on Odesa that damaged a residential building and city infrastructure, injuring five people, including a child. In Kherson region, he said Russian forces hit a building used by rescue services and police. In Kharkiv region, he reported casualties and destruction from Russian attacks.
In Odesa region, energy company reports say Russian forces carried out a massive attack on key main energy infrastructure overnight, temporarily cutting power to households in Odesa district, including parts of the city. Electricity supply has been partially restored. The strike also damaged a production site belonging to the company.
In Dnipro, regional authorities said Russian forces hit food warehouses belonging to a retail chain, causing a fire. At least six people were injured, and one person was later recovered dead from under the rubble.
These incidents come as the new academic year in Ukraine has just begun. The strike on the Kyiv university underscores how campuses must operate with contingency plans for air raids and missile attacks, while energy workers and warehouse staff confront the risk that their workplaces can become targets.
Key factors to watch now are whether attacks on educational and energy infrastructure intensify as colder months approach, and how quickly Ukraine can repair grid damage and facilities so that teaching, power supply and food distribution can continue under fire.
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- OSINT