The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

‘We won’t put down weapons’: Zelenskyy vows to fight on in Kyiv

President urges Ukrainians not to believe in ‘fakes’ about army’s surrender as Russian troops storm towards capital.

Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2022

Chernobyl: Why did Russian troops take control of infamous nuclear disaster site?

Officials say that Moscow now controls area in northern Ukraine after fire fight

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

Syria Is the 'Hostage' of Russia's Ukrainian Adventure

It won't be a stretch to say that Syria will be among the countries most affected by the Russian attack on Ukraine, with all its military and political implications and whether President Vladimir Putin manages to "change the regime" in Kyiv or languish in the "Ukrainian swamp." The situation in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022

Joe Biden signs order to provide $600m military assistance to Ukraine

Up to $350m would be in military aid, while remaining is for ‘overall assistance’

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

Ukraine Requests 'Emergency Financing' from IMF

Ukraine has requested additional aid from the IMF following the Russian invasion, the fund's leader Kristalina Georgieva said Friday. The crisis lender has an existing $2.2 billion aid program with Kyiv and "the authorities have also requested IMF emergency financing," Georgieva said in a statement. The fund's board met to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022

Ukraine claims Russia 'did not take a single city' during night as fight for Kyiv continues

'Active combat actions are taking place on the streets of Kiev'

Wales Online · Feb 26, 2022

Battle for Kyiv as Ukrainians attempt to hold off Russian forces

Defence forces wage ferocious resistance in the capital as Zelenskiy says ‘we will not lay down our arms’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2022

‘Noise, speed, chaos and fuss everywhere’: diary of evacuation from Kyiv

Larisa Kalik documents the Russian invasion of Ukraine and being forced to leave the city she loves

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2022

Ukrainians in Bristol speak out as Russian troops enter Kyiv - 'my friends are hiding underground'

'Hiding from bombs in the 21st century in your own home is unacceptable'

Bristol Post · Feb 26, 2022

Russian Forces Push Towards Kyiv in the Face of 'Determined Resistance'

A defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv remained under Ukrainian control on Saturday as Russian forces renewed their assault, pounding the capital and other cities with artillery and cruise missiles. A US defense official said Ukraine's forces were putting up "very determined resistance" to the three-pronged Russian advance that has…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022