The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Reports of heavy fighting in the suburbs of Kyiv as citizens urged to resist Russian forces

The Russian and Ukrainian governments on Friday signalled an openness to negotiations even as authorities in Kyiv urged citizens to help defend the capital from advancing Russian forces in the worst European security crisis in decades.

Ukraine's government, anonymous Russian military sources and experts have all posited different explanations as to why Russia captured the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant as part of Moscow's invasion of its neighbour.

For months, the White House repeatedly released its intelligence findings about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to attack Ukraine

Russian and Ukrainian forces fought on Thursday for control of Chernobyl, the still radioactive site of the world's worst nuclear accident and a factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Jez Myers, 44, and his partner Maria Romanenko flew back into Kyiv last night, unaware Vladimir Putin was shortly about to order his troops to invade Ukraine

Actor and director Sean Penn is currently in the thick of Russia's invasion on Ukraine as he films the conflict for a documentary

As Russia declares war on Ukraine, the human cost of the invasion is being captured in images beamed around the world.

Members of the U.S. Congress said on Thursday they could approve hundreds of millions of dollars in additional military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine starting as soon as next week, to boost the government in Kyiv after Russia invaded.

A lot has happened since Russia's first attack on Ukraine so here's summary of key events from the first day of the full-scale invasion.

Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, put the Ukrainian capital on a "defensive phase" Friday as Russian forces pressed on with a full-scale invasion. The attack on Kyiv is part of what Western officials suspect is a brazen attempt by Russian President Vladimir Putin to dismantle the Ukrainian government and replace it…