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Kyiv on alert for combined drone and missile strike: mayor
May 24, 2025Kyiv was on alert early Saturday for a Russian drone and missile attack, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said, after AFP journalists heard explosions. “Explosions in the capital. Air defences have been activated. The city... -
New EU chiefs visit Kyiv on first day of mandate
Dec 1, 2024The EU’s new top diplomat Kaja Kallas and head of the European Council Antonio Costa arrived in Kyiv Sunday in a symbolic show of support for Ukraine on their first day in office. “We came to... -
Putin threatens Kyiv with new hypersonic missile
Nov 30, 2024Vladimir Putin, hours after Moscow hammered Ukraine’s electricity grid in an attack that left a million people without power, vowed Thursday to use Russia’s new hypersonic missile to hit “decision-making centres” in Kyiv. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr... -
Explosions heard in Ukraine capital Kyiv: AFP
Aug 12, 2024According to AFP journalists, explosions occurred on Saturday night in the center and east of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The Ukrainian air force said that two Russian missiles were their route to the city. According... -
US to send $6 billion in war aid to Kyiv
Apr 27, 2024On Friday, the US government announced that it would give $6 billion in military assistance to Ukraine through the long-term contracts-managing Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Included in the current package approved by Congress is $6 billion... -
Ten wounded in Russian missile attack on Kyiv
Mar 26, 2024On Monday, two Russian missiles were shot down over the capital by Ukrainian air defense systems, injuring ten persons, including an adolescent girl, and causing metal debris to fall to the ground. Authorities in the eastern... -
Italian PM in Kyiv for G7 virtual meeting on Ukraine
Feb 24, 2024On the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to chair a G7 virtual conference on Ukraine, the Italian government stated. The G7’s alternating chairmanship is currently... -
Moscow targets Kyiv region after lengthy calm
Nov 13, 2023A missile targeted Kyiv on Saturday without causing casualties but ending nearly two months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital, while frontline regions fended off waves of drone attacks overnight. Ukrainian officials also hailed the... -
Kyiv air defences repel ‘most powerful’ attack since spring: administration
Aug 30, 2023More than 20 drones and missiles were destroyed by air defences over Kyiv, the city military administration said on Wednesday, describing the barrage as the “most powerful strike” on the capital since the spring. “Kyiv had... -
Kyiv says three air force pilots killed in ‘terrible’ mid-air crash
Aug 27, 2023Three Ukrainian air force pilots, including a well-known fighter jet pilot with the call sign “Juice,” were killed in a mid-air collision on Friday, the country’s government announced on Saturday. The crash is a big setback...
