Latest Kyiv News

Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day

Dec. 25, 2024 03:45 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

Dec. 22, 2024 09:41 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major Russian fuel depot for the second time in just over a week on Sunday, according to a senior Russian regional official, as part of a “massive” cross-border attack on fuel and energy facilities that Kyiv says supply Moscow's military. ...

A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6

Dec. 20, 2024 17:40 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian attack Friday on a town in Russia’s Kursk border region using U.S.-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child, a senior local official said. The attack came hours after Ukrainian authorities said a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv killed at...

Hungary’s Orbán says European leaders must change strategy on Ukraine

Dec. 20, 2024 09:12 AM EST

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that European leaders must acknowledge the need to change their strategy regarding Ukraine. In comments to Hungary’s state broadcaster on Friday, Orbán argued that the current strategy was not working...

A couple hundred North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

Dec. 17, 2024 18:29 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military official said Tuesday. The official didn't provide details on exactly how many have been...

Grassroots funding for Ukraine's military declines as groups look for creative ways to raise money

Dec. 17, 2024 04:22 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The concert took place in an old movie studio in Kyiv, the location kept secret until the final moment in case it was the target of a Russian attack. More than 1,000 soldiers and young people gathered to listen to the artists who joined forces with a military...

EU slaps sanctions on dozens more Russian officials and targets its shadow oil and gas fleet

Dec. 16, 2024 08:46 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on dozens of officials linked to Russia’s war on Ukraine, including two top North Korean defense officials, a military unit blamed for an attack on a Kyiv children’s hospital and the heads of companies in the energy sector....

Ukrainian drone hits Russia's Chechnya as Kyiv continues pushback after Moscow bombardment

Dec. 15, 2024 09:45 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone struck a campus belonging to Russia’s National Guard Sunday in the Russian region of Chechnya, as Kyiv continues to strike back after a mass air attack from Moscow. Footage on social media showed a drone swooping low over the Chechen...

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks

Dec. 14, 2024 11:38 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was one of the heaviest...

Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack by cruise missiles and drones

Dec. 13, 2024 06:32 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's...