The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Maksim Chmerkovskiy, safely back in LA, continues posting war horrors from Ukraine

LOS ANGELES — Maksim Chmerkovskiy has completed his journey from war-torn Kyiv to Los Angeles and is continuing to post Instagram messages in support of Ukrainian efforts to fight off Russian invaders. His videos include shots of rockets being fired on civilian areas. “THIS IS GENOCIDE!,” he wrote in a…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 3, 2022

Russia’s Putin says Ukraine advance ‘going to plan’

French President Emmanuel Macron says he fears the ‘worst is to come’ in Ukraine after Russian president’s phone call.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2022

Russian forces open fire in battle for Ukrainian nuclear plant with tanks storming town

Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said in online posts today that the forces had taken control of the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022

Ukraine says talks with Russia agreed on humanitarian corridors

A Ukrainian negotiator said on Thursday that a second round of ceasefire talks with Russia had not yielded the results Kyiv hoped for, but the sides had reached an understanding on creating humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022

Student preparing to 'kill as many Russians as possible' to help save Ukraine

Maryna Mazur, who studies in Berlin, tonight returned to Ukraine after travelling from her apartment in the German capital via Przemysl, Poland, six miles from the Ukrainian border

Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022

‘Mixed emotions’ for Briton after escaping Ukraine with wife and son

Nathan Rossiter said: ‘We left so much family back there in Kharkiv and didn’t even have a chance to say bye properly.’

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022

Father mourns son as civilian victims of Ukraine crisis continue to mount

Families count the cost of heavy shelling in numerous cities including Kyiv and Kharkiv

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022

Putin spouts lies about Ukraine resistance as HIS Russian troops destroy cities

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the brazen comments without providing evidence during a televised address as his military continues to fiercely attack Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022

Fearing martial law or conscription, some Russians try to flee abroad

As Russian troops slowly advanced on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Thursday, some people back in Moscow were attempting to flee to destinations abroad that have not banned flights from Russia, stomaching soaring prices in the rush to escape.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022

Clive Myrie: how the BBC's man in Ukraine - and Mastermind host - rose to the top of TV journalism

The Bolton-born journalist and presenter has been hailed by politicians and viewers alike for continuing to report from Kyiv as Russian forces close in

Wales Online · Mar 3, 2022