The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Louis C.K. cancels shows in Ukraine amid Russian invasion

People who hate Louis C.K. had a dark reason to giggle Thursday as word circulated on social media that the canceled comedian was set to perform two nights in Kyiv, Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion that began earlier in the day.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 25, 2022

Ukrainian filmmaker hopes burgeoning local industry perseveres

As Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, local filmmaker Olga Zhurzhenko fled Kyiv, where she had been working on an animated feature, and drove to Odessa to be closer to her family. She was growing worried as she was joined on the roads by her colleagues and other…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 25, 2022

Air India starts evacuation flights to countries bordering Ukraine

Government asks all airlines to participate in the operation to bring back Indians

The Hindu · Feb 25, 2022

Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Gold Down 2%; CarGurus Shares Jump Following Upbeat Q4 Results

U.S. stocks remained higher toward the end of trading on Friday after recording gains in the previous session. Russian forces have advanced to the outskirts of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Saboteurs are already in the city, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Benzinga · Feb 25, 2022

Analysis-Putin's end-game? Split Ukraine and install 'tame' leadership, analysts say

Russia's invasion of Ukraine looks designed to take Kyiv and create a land corridor south to the Black Sea, splitting the country into two, military analysts and former officials said, echoing the view of Ukraine's generals.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Greek embassy staff leave Kyiv as fighting reaches city's outskirts

Greece's embassy staff and its ambassador in Kyiv are leaving the city, the country's foreign ministry said on Friday, but consulates in Mariupol and Odessa will remain open.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Power station in Kyiv operating as normal - TV report

A power station in the north of Kyiv is operating as usual, Ukrainian TV reported on Friday, after the capital's mayor said earlier that blasts had been heard in its vicinity.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Russian forces tighten hold on Kyiv in attempt to topple government

Bombing intensifies as Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns ‘This night will be the hardest’

The Guardian - US · Feb 25, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Kyiv placed under strict curfew to enable 'more effective defense of the capital' as it happened

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko introduces a 5pm to 8am curfew for two days amid fears of "saboteurs" entering the city as his brother, fellow former boxing champ Vladimir issues a desperate plea to Western nations.

ABC News · Feb 25, 2022

Hundreds take to Scottish streets in second day of protests against Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Protestors demonstrated against the Kremlin with placards, chatting, speeches and pipes as Russian aggression against Ukraine ramped further on Friday.

Daily Record · Feb 25, 2022