The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Russia targets Ukraine’s rail network as war enters deadly new phase

Six employees killed on Tuesday after Moscow escalates attacks on infrastructure and Ukrainian capital

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

One Indian among 12 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine says President Zelenskyy

Russia launched a massive aerial assault across Ukraine overnight. Twelve people were killed in the attack, including one Indian citizen. Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure sustained damage from drones and missiles. Thousands of families lost electricity after strikes on Odesa and the region. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urged increased anti-ballistic aid…

The Economic Times · Sep 1

Pupils return to school in Russia and Ukraine as Kyiv students shelter from air raids, in photos

Parents and children in Ukraine and Russia gathered on Tuesday for a traditional 'Knowledge Day' celebrations, marking the fifth school year since Russia's invasion, but an air raid alert quickly dispersed the crowd in Kyiv.

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Russian barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine's capital region kills at least 11

Russia has launched a large aerial assault in and around Ukraine's capital that has killed at least 11 people

The Independent UK · Sep 1

'Safe days in Russian skies are over,' warns Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday warned airlines, insurance firms and passengers that Russian airspace would be "completely unsafe" and filled with Ukrainian drones for the duration of the war. His address came after a night of relentless Russian bombardment in Ukraine, which killed at least a dozen people. Read…

France 24 · Sep 1

'Massive' Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital region kills at least 12, officials say

The Ukrainian air force had warned that the threat of "ballistic weapons and other means of attack against Kyiv and the region remains in effect," and urged residents to remain in shelters.

Euronews · Sep 1

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky declares Russian airspace ‘completely unsafe’ in warning to airlines and passengers

Putin said the warning sounded like “state terrorism” and vowed to respond

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least eight

A massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen overnight, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, as children prepared to return to school amid heightened fears of further strikes.

France 24 · Sep 1

Russian Strike Destroys Kyiv Printing Plant Producing 1.3 Million Schoolbooks Before New Term

Ukraine starts the new school year with textbook shortages after Russian strikes hit key publishers, including Konvi's Kyiv printing plant.

International Business Times UK · Aug 31

Kyiv suffers hours of daytime air raids as Russia deploys new jet-powered drones

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 800 Shahed drones fired into Ukraine in four days in effort to ‘wear down’ country

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31