The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Ukraine’s army, vastly outgunned, inflicts losses on more powerful Russian forces

NEAR KYIV, Ukraine — The Russian soldier wrenched the steering wheel to the right, digging furrows in the embankment as the truck lurched onto a field astride the M06 highway near Kyiv. He barreled down a few dozen yards, desperate to escape the Ukrainian forces that ambushed his armored column…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2022

More than 1 million children fled Ukraine since start of Russian invasion -UNICEF

More than 1 million children have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries in the less than two weeks since Russia started its invasion of Ukraine, the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: Kyiv mayor says half the city has fled

Russia-Ukraine news from March 10: Kyiv’s mayor says nearly two million people have left the capital since invasion.

Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2022

Britain and US fear Russia could be setting stage to use chemical weapons

White House press secretary Jen Psaki says false Russian claims about alleged US chemical weapons in Ukraine may be pretext

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

Ukraine evacuated 40,000 in one day but problems with Mariupol, Kyiv and Kharkiv areas -official

Ukraine evacuated more than 40,000 people in one day on Wednesday but struggled to get civilians away from conflict zones around the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mariupol, one of the negotiators in the Russia talks David Arakhamia said.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

Prince Charles moved to tears by Ukrainian dad with daughter who fled Kyiv

The heir to the throne visited a midweek shelter for refugees in London where he met father and daughter, Andriy and Veronika Kopylash, who are from Kyiv

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war military dispatch: March 9, 2022

A roundup of the key battleground developments on Day 14 of Russia’s multi-pronged invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2022

EU hits Russia, Belarus with more sanctions, set to snub Ukraine on swift membership

The European Union announced fresh sanctions against Russia and its ally Belarus on Wednesday but EU leaders are set to rebuff Kyiv's appeal for accelerated membership of the bloc when they meet on Thursday to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

Fighting hampers renewed efforts to evacuate Ukrainian cities

Russia and Ukraine had pledged to respect the truce starting at 9:00 am to evacuate six besieged cities.

Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2022

Former Miss Ukraine recounts escape from Kyiv with 7-year-old son: ‘There was no place where bombs would not explode’

‘There was no place where sirens would not sound, where rockets and bombs would not explode,’ Veronika Didusenko says

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022