Key developments on Sept. 2: * Russia launches missile strike on Kyiv * Russia has no advance near Pokrovsk over past 2 days, Zelensky claims * Poland has right to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine for national security, Polish FM says * Dutch PM makes surprise visit to Ukraine, announces new aid package
Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said that Russia had used cruise and ballistic missiles in the attack.
Belgium will allocate 150 million euros ($165 million) to restore civilian and energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts, the Ukrainian government announced on August 30.
Ukrainian air defenses reportedly shot down 60 of the 74 "kamikaze" attack drones launched by Russia overnight, while 14 others fell or were lost on Ukrainian territory, the Air Force said.
Debris from intercepted Russian drones damaged several buildings in Kyiv overnight on Aug. 29, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.
As the summer is coming to an end, Kyiv residents are trying to enjoy glimpses of normalcy amid the never-ending threats of Russian missile and drone attacks and the blackouts, which often follow large-scale strikes that target critical infrastructure across Ukraine. On Ukraine's 33rd Independence Day, celebrated on Aug. 24,
Russia launched a combined wave of attacks against Ukraine for the second night in a row, reportedly using 81 Shahed-type attack drones and 10 missiles.
After the morning attack on Kyiv Oblast, the Kyiv dam was closed for means of transport until 5 p.m. local time.
Russia used at least 100 missiles and 100 drones in a wide-scale attack across the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack against Ukraine on the morning of Aug. 26, killing seven people, injuring nearly 50 others, and targeting the country's energy infrastructure once again.
Piotr Lukasiewicz will replace Jaroslaw Guzy in Kyiv, appointed by the previous Polish government under Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and started his tenure in December 2023.
On Aug. 24, 2021, Ukraine's military finest paraded through the streets of Kyiv in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the country's Independence Day. It would be the last time such an event was held, with Russia's full-scale invasion meaning everything on display would be put to the test, with
Modi arrived in Kyiv on the morning of Aug. 23, the first time an Indian prime minister set foot in Ukraine since diplomatic relations were established over 30 years ago.
The historic visit is the first time an Indian prime minister set foot in Ukraine since diplomatic relations were established over 30 years ago.
No damage or casualties have been reported in the capital.
Zigzag, the cafe where the explosion occurred, is located in Kyiv's central Golden Gate neighborhood and is a popular establishment in the area with both locals and foreigners.
Missile fragments fell on residential buildings in Kyiv Oblast's Brovary district, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said. The bodies of a 35-year-old man and his 4-year-old son were found under the rubble during search and rescue operations.
The missile that struck Okhmatdyt, Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, on July 8 was manufactured in Russia only weeks, and possibly days, before the attack, the Conflict Armament Research (CAR) investigative outlet reported.
At least four explosions were heard in Kyiv shortly after the air alert sounded at around 11 p.m. local time, Kyiv Independent journalists reported on Aug. 5.
While Russian armed forces target and destroy Ukraine’s cultural heritage with missiles, rockets, and artillery, Kyiv’s developers are bulldozing historic buildings right in the city center. On July 19, videos and images surfaced of the historic Zelensky Manor being ripped apart by a bulldozer, shocking locals. Activists who
Three cases of the new FliRT subvariants of coronavirus were detected in Ukraine in July, Ukraine's Health Ministry reported on Aug. 5.
Ilya Ponomarev suffered multiple shrapnel wounds, but his life was not in danger, Obozrevatel wrote.
Ukrainian air defense downed all 89 Shahed-type attack drones launched by Russia in a mass attack overnight, as well as one Kh-59 missile, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on July 31.
The Kyiv City Military Administration on July 31 reported the most extensive drone attack on Kyiv in 2024, with air defense forces destroying over 40 drones in the city's airspace and nearby areas.
An explosion was heard in Kyiv on the evening of July 30 as Russia launched yet another drone and missile attack on Ukraine. There is currently no information on whether the capital was hit.
A Kyiv court found Vadym Moshkin, a security guard of one of Kyiv's clinics, guilty of negligence over a closed bomb shelter that led to the deaths of three people during a Russian strike last June, sentencing him to four years in prison, the Prosecutor General's Office said on July 30.
CCTV footage released by the police appears to show the moment the man was kidnapped.
Moriyama plans to hold a series of meetings with Ukrainian colleagues to discuss joint projects and opportunities for further cooperation in the cultural and educational spheres, according to the embassy's statement.
The low altitude of the drone shot down in Kyiv indicates that it was a kamikaze drone, but it does not resemble the Shahed-136, Defense Express reported on July 20.
A large explosion was heard in Kyiv on the evening of July 17, with preliminary reports suggesting a Russian Shahed drone targeted the capital.
"The only reason for the threats to civilians and the destruction of critical infrastructure in Ukraine is Russian aggression," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in response to Russian accusations of preparing false flag operations at two Ukrainian dams.
In a post on Facebook, the SBU said the man in question had allegedly taken money from the director of a Kyiv-based company that deals with the wholesale selling of fuel.
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