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Trapped in inferno after Russian strike, Ukrainian scientist climbed to safety
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scientist → trap → safety
Ihor Malchevsky focused solely on his family as he peered over the edge of his third-floor office window, thick black smoke billowing behind him after a Russian drone smashed into the historic building setting it ablaze.
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drone → focus → it
"My thoughts were about just one thing: how to rescue myself from this situation," said the 69-year-old, a deputy department head at Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv which was hit on Monday.
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which → rescue → Monday
Malchevsky concentrated on his wife, two adult children and seven grandchildren.
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Malchevsky → concentrate → wife
His fear of heights did not get in the way as he clambered onto a ledge outside the window to avoid the smoke and fierce flames.
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he → get → smoke
Images of Malchevsky and a colleague trapped in the burning Tsarist-era building fuelled fresh anger at Russia's escalating strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv and other cities.
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Malchevsky → trap → capital
Moscow in recent weeks has broadened its deadly attacks to target consumer logistics, businesses and data centres.
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Moscow → broaden → logistics
Ukraine has struck oil and defence infrastructure in Russia, as well as online retailers.
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Ukraine → strike → Russia
Monday's attack, which killed one person and wounded several others, was one of an increasing number of daytime strikes on central Kyiv using jet-propelled drones that Russia has developed to outpace Ukrainian air defences.
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Russia → kill → defences
Speaking to Reuters a day later, Malchevsky recalled the chaotic moments after the drone tore into the ornate yellow building just steps away from the National Opera and German embassy.
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drone → speak → Opera
"The first seconds you don't understand - then the mind switches on and begins analysing what happened," he said in an interview at his home outside Kyiv.
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Below, sirens and car alarms wailed as bystanders shouted and flames roared through the building.
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flames → wail → building
After tense moments clinging to the side of the building, as dozens of onlookers watched with bated breath, Malchevsky gingerly descended a ladder that rescuers had pitched against the building.
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rescuers → cling → building
Reaching the sidewalk largely unscathed, the mild-mannered Malchevsky sat stunned in a park across the street, gulping down water to clear the smoke from his throat.
'WHAT IS ALL THIS FOR?'
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Family members raced to the scene to greet Malchevsky, who called them shortly after his rescue.
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who → race → rescue
His daughter, Kateryna Moskaliuk, 37, recalled the emotional moment she first saw her father smudged in soot.
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father → recall → soot
She smiled with relief, but expressed dismay about countless other Ukrainian families affected by more than four years of war.
"What is all this for?" Moskaliuk asked.
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Moskaliuk → smile → What
Ukrainians are expecting another winter of fierce Russian attacks on the country's energy grid, amid dwindling supplies of critical air defences.
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Ukrainians → expect → defences
Malchevsky - whose grandchildren jokingly compared him to "Spider-Man" after seeing the footage on YouTube - said Ukraine should fight on to weaken Russia, despite attempts to revive U.S.-backed peace talks.
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Ukraine → compare → talks
A U.S. official said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev held "constructive" talks with his American counterparts.
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envoy → say → counterparts
"It's a senseless exercise," Malchevsky said.
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Malchevsky → say → ?
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