On December 27, 2025, a Russian drone and missile strike damaged dormitories at Kyiv National Aviation University.

The shelling was part of a larger attack on Kyiv city that targeted energy infrastructure. The National Aviation University and the Ministry of Education were both damaged, with photos showing broken windows. There were no reported deaths or injuries on campus.

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:
*SAR identified this incident in data made publicly available by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/kyiv-hit-national-aviation-university-dormitory-1766821818.html
https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2025/12/27/russia-attacks-kyiv-with-missiles-and-drones-killing-1-and-wounding-many-ahead-of-ukraine-us-talks/
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/27/russian-shahed-hits-kyiv-aviation-university-dorm-as-students-sleep-inside/