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25 Mar
Five people including a teenage girl, were injured Monday during a Russian missile attack on Kyiv, where falling debris also damaged at least two buildings in central districts.
21 Mar
Several explosions sounded early Thursday morning in the centre of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, following an air alert prompted by missiles and drones launched by Russia, according to an AFP journalist.
22 Jan
The Kremlin on Monday blamed Ukraine for an attack that started a fire at a gas terminal at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga over the weekend.
2 Jan
Explosions rang out in Kyiv Tuesday as Ukraine's air force battled a drone attack on the capital, officials said, with air alerts active in multiple other cities.
29 Dec
Russia launched a wave of missile strikes on Friday across Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least two people and wounding 18, officials said.
13 Dec
Debris from Russian missiles shot down by Ukrainian air defences damaged a hospital and residential building in the capital on Wednesday, injuring at least 50 people, city authorities said. The attack happened as President Volodymyr Zelensky was outside the country on a visit to Washington, where President Joe Biden warned that Russia was banking on…
25 Nov
A Russian explosive drone attack on Kyiv was underway at dawn on Saturday, injuring at least two people, according to Ukrainian authorities.
20 Nov
Russia has launched several waves of drone attacks on Kyiv for the second night in a row, the city’s military administration said. Serhiy Popko, head of the administration, said Ukraine’s air defence systems hit around 10 drones in Kyiv and its outskirts. “No critical damage or casualties have been reported,” he said. Meanwhile, Russian authorities…
16 Nov
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has vowed to keep up military support for Ukraine during an announced trip to Kyiv for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, his office said Thursday.
28 Oct
Three people have died due to strong winds in war-torn Ukraine, which have left thousands without electricity as the country's energy grid remains vulnerable due to Russian strikes. The storms and rain came as worries mount in Ukraine over its energy security, with winter approaching and Russia's invasion dragging on for 20 months. "Three people…
13 Jul 2023
Air strikes on Kyiv wounded at least four people, authorities said on Thursday, with explosions heard across the Ukrainian capital in the third night of attacks.
4 Jul 2023
Kyiv told Georgia's ambassador to temporarily leave the country on Tuesday, accusing Tbilisi of mistreating jailed ex-president and Ukrainian national Mikheil Saakashvili. Georgia's ruling party, which is seen as sympathetic to the Kremlin, criticised the Ukrainian decision, describing the move as "insulting". Earlier this week, Saakashvili, Georgia's president in 2004-2013, appeared on television for the…

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