On June 16, 2025, a Russian air strike damaged buildings at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

Photos show damage to several university buildings, including the original building constructed in 1898. The damage included shattered windows.

Scholars at Risk is concerned about military forces targeting higher education facilities in armed conflict. Parties to a conflict may only attack legitimate military targets; where a party suspects that a civilian facility — such as a university building — is being used for military purposes, that party has a duty to take every action practicable to verify that this suspicion is correct before initiating an attack. In the event of such an attack, parties must take all practicable precautions to avoid or minimize damage to civilian facilities. Further, parties must refrain from launching attacks which may be expected to cause disproportionate damage to civilian facilities.

Sources:
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/06/17/7517523/
https://kpi.ua/en/2025-06-17
https://unn.ua/en/news/russian-attack-on-kyiv-the-historical-building-of-kpi-and-a-train-painted-by-a-famous-artist-were-damaged
https://english.nv.ua/nation/kyiv-polytechnic-s-iconic-buildings-damaged-in-russian-assault-50522909.html