The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Ukrainian capital is still supplied with power, heat and water - deputy mayor

Heat, water and power supplies, and phone connections are working normally in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Deputy Mayor Mykola Povoroznyk said on television on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

Russia claims Ukraine invasion ‘is going to plan’ but wants to ‘achieve resolution peacefully’

British Ministry of Defence intelligence tells a different story of Moscow’s advance being slowed by fiercer resistance than expected from Ukrainians

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Ukraine Says Russia Bombed Children’s Hospital in Besieged Mariupol

Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of bombing a children's hospital in the besieged port of Mariupol during an agreed ceasefire to enable civilians trapped in the city to escape. Russia had said it would hold fire to let thousands of civilians flee Mariupol and other besieged cities on Wednesday. But…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2022

Commentary: I was born in Kyiv. War is neither a Marvel movie nor a video game

Like you, for the past week I’ve been watching a war.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 9, 2022

Russian forces face fierce resistance in key Ukrainian areas 2 weeks into invasion

Ukrainian air defenses appear to have seen "success against Russia's modern combat aircraft," per a U.K. intelligence update.

Axios · Mar 9, 2022

Russia invasion ‘slows significantly’ as ‘demoralised’ troops attack civilians

Two weeks into the invasion, officials said that Russian troops are having ‘morale’ problems

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

‘We’ll never forgive Putin’: Homes come under fire as Zelensky says world must know full horror

‘Children’s lives are being sacrificed to the ego and ambition of a dictator’

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Wheat exports banned as civilians flee

Ukraine has banned wheat exports in an effort to stave off food shortages, civilians are seeking escape routes and concerns are intensifying over safety at the country's nuclear plants, including Chernobyl

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

‘This is a fossil fuel war’: Ukraine’s top climate scientist speaks out

As western governments untangle themselves from Russian oil and gas, Svitlana Krakovska notes that the roots of the climate crisis and invasion are in fossil fuels

The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2022

Thousands evacuate from Ukraine through humanitarian corridor, with more set to open up

Ukraine will on Wednesday try to ensure civilians can evacuate the country through six "humanitarian corridors", including from the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2022