Russia launches missile strike on Kyiv
Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said that Russia had used cruise and ballistic missiles in the attack.
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Kyiv developers bulldoze monuments as Russian missiles destroy Ukraine’s cultural heritage
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
Klitschko: Zelensky 'risks political suicide' in case of concessions to Russia, will need to hold referendum
"How can we explain to the country that we need to give up pieces of our territory that cost the lives of thousands of our fighting heroes? Whatever move he makes, our president risks political suicide," he said.
Debris from missile attack hits residential building in Kyiv
A residential apartment building in Kyiv was on fire after being struck by debris, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on June 30.
Kyiv evacuates children hospital due to attack threat
Kyiv authorities urgently evacuated two hospitals on April 26 after a Belarusian official appeared to threaten them with attack in a speech.
Klitschko: Ex-Kyiv Metro head resigns from Kyiv City Council following media investigation
Viktor Brahinskyi, the former director of the Kyiv Metro, stepped down from the Udar faction of Kyiv MayorVitali Klitschko in Kyiv City Council, Klitschko wrote on his Telegram channel on March 21.
Kyiv Metro head resigns after journalistic investigation exposes his alleged financial misconduct
Viktor Brahinskyi, the director of the Kyiv Metro, submitted his resignation in light of a Bihus.Info investigation into Brahinskyi's alleged financial misconduct, the Kyiv City State Administration said on March 15.
Klitschko to fire Kyiv Metro director after Bihus.Info investigation
The investigative outlet Bihus.Info reported that Kyiv Metro Director Viktor Braginskyi appears to have embezzled funds and committed multiple violations in his asset declarations.
Top Kyiv official Panteleyev charged with negligence over environmental damage
The Kyiv Prosecutor’s Office charged Petro Panteleyev, deputy head of the Kyiv City Administration, with negligence on Jan. 31. He is a long-standing ally of Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Panteleyev is accused of failing to decontaminate the site of Kyiv’s former chemical plant Radikal, which according to prosecutors,
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