The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

The resilience by Ukrainians in Russia’s nearly 8-month-old war continues to be unwavering, despite a rise in the past week in attacks that have been seen as President Vladimir Putin’s vengeful response to an explosion that damaged a Moscow-built bridge in Crimea on Oct. 8

Russian-launched "kamikaze drones" attacked Kyiv early Monday, the Ukrainian presidency said, describing the strikes as an act of desperation nearly eight months into a war that has claimed thousands of lives. Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv shortly before the first explosion at around 6:35 am (0335), followed by sirens…

"We need more air defense systems and as soon as possible," a top Ukrainian official says.

The centre of Kyiv was hit on Monday in a wave of Russian strikes from “kamikaze” drones, Ukrainian officials said.

Pregnant woman and her partner killed in latest wave of drone strikes on Ukraine’s capital

Explosions rang out across Kyiv early Monday, a week after nationwide strikes rocked the city for the first time since June.

The explosions happened at around 7 am local time. One of them sounded close to the city Centre. Read more on Dynamite News:

Hitting civilian infrastructure seems to be only effective tactic for Putin’s under-pressure forces

Several loud explosions rocked the center of the Ukrainian capital Monday morning, a week after Russia orchestrated a massive coordinated air strike across the country

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been hit by explosions from a wave of kamikaze drones, the head of the Ukrainian president's staff says.

Several blasts hit the city centre early on Monday morning, followed by more explosions just after 8am local time, when many people were rushing to work or school.