The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Pro-Ukraine fighters attack southern Russia; offer to trade POWs

Pro-Kyiv armed groups called on Belgorod governor to meet and retrieve captive Russian soldiers.

Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2023

Ukrainians donate their blood for soldiers as lack of weapons delays counter-attack

President Zelensky has insisted that a counter-offensive against Russian forces will happen at some point over the summer despite delays as his office admitted Kyiv doesn't currently have enough weapons

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: girl, 2, killed in Dnipro blast as Kyiv fends off air attack – as it happened

Girl’s body pulled from wreckage and 22 injured after strike Volodymyr Zelenskiy blames on Russia; fires reported in Shebekino town

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2023

Ukraine missile attack kills girl, 2, with five kids injured by Russian strike

A little girl was killed and five other children were among 22 people injured in an attack on a residential district in Dnipro in central Ukraine, the region's governor said

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2023

Ukraine minister in 'disbelief' at closed Kyiv bomb shelters

A senior Ukrainian government official expressed "disbelief" on Sunday after learning that nearly half of Kyiv bomb shelters inspected during an initial audit were closed or unfit for use.

Reuters · Jun 4, 2023

Ukraine piles on pressure after Russia declares victory in Bakhmut

Defenders of Ukraine's city of Bakhmut are keeping up the pressure even though Russian forces declared victory there after the longest, deadliest battle of the war so far

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2023

Ukraine keeps up pressure following Russian declaration of victory in Bakhmut

Defenders of Ukraine's city of Bakhmut are keeping up the pressure even though Russian forces declared victory there after the longest, deadliest battle of the war so far

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2023

Clashes near Bakhmut persist despite easing, Ukraine's military says

Clashes are continuing around the devastated city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and Moscow is still suffering "significant losses" despite a relative easing of combat operations in recent days, Kyiv's armed forces said on Sunday.

Reuters · Jun 4, 2023

Pro-Ukraine fighters active in Belgorod to hand captured Russian soldiers to Kyiv

Pro-Ukraine Russian fighters active in Russia's Belgorod region said Sunday they will hand at least two Russian prisoners over to Ukraine after a meeting they proposed with Belgorod’s governor did not take place amid a dispute over its location. Russian authorities earlier Sunday called on residents of a Belgorod district…

France 24 · Jun 4, 2023

Bangs, drones and beats: Kyiv welcomes sound of springtime festivals

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The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2023