Key facts
- A Russian drone struck a building in central Kyiv on Monday.
- Ihor Malchevsky, 69, was rescued from the third floor of the burning building.
- The attack killed one person and wounded several others.
- Malchevsky's daughter expressed dismay about the ongoing war.
- Ukrainians anticipate further Russian attacks on the energy grid this winter.
Ihor Malchevsky, a 69-year-old deputy department head at Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, was rescued from a burning building in central Kyiv on Monday after a Russian drone strike. He climbed onto a ledge outside his third-floor office window to escape thick smoke and flames before being brought down by a ladder. Images of his rescue fueled anger over Russia's escalating attacks on Ukrainian cities.