The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

PM urges Putin to avoid ‘bloodshed’ as Kyiv visit bolsters support for Ukraine

Boris Johnson will examine the ‘full range of strategic UK support’ with the Ukrainian leader.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

£88m in aid for Ukraine to support democracy and reduce reliance on Russia

The new funding was announced as the Prime Minister prepared to visit Kyiv.

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

British expats plan to flee Ukraine amid fears Russia will invade country in days

Ken Stewart, 54, originally from Edinburgh, faces a particularly nail-biting few days as his Ukrainian wife Tetiana, 36, is giving birth. She is due soon and will recover in a private hospital

Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022

Ukraine crisis: UK considering further military deployments and ‘unprecedented’ sanctions – as it happened

British foreign secretary Liz Truss says ‘those in and around the Kremlin will have nowhere to hide’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022

Ukrainian police detain group suspected of planning mass riots

Ukrainian police on Sunday detained a group of people suspected of preparing mass riots in the capital Kyiv and other cities to cause instability as tensions rise with neighbouring Russia, Ukraine's interior minister said on Monday.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2022

Ukraine crisis: Russian tanks surge to border as live-fire drills held near Ireland

Russian soldiers and tanks have been gathering in the Belarussian town of Kalinkavichy, which sits over the border from Kyiv and could be a launch point for an invasion

Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia, US exchange harsh words at UN

Ukraine news from January 31: Russia accuses the West of ‘whipping up tensions’ over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2022

Ukraine capital Kyiv keeps calm and carries on with everyday life as Russia closes in

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv is still ­bustling with regular everyday life despite the advance of 126,000 Russian troops gathering along the country's eastern flank

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2022

Inside Ukraine, ordinary citizens are preparing for possible invasion by Russia

In sub-zero temperatures, in the woods outside of Kyiv, the men and women of Ukraine's Territorial Defence Force prepare for an invasion they fear is coming.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2022

Ukraine: west’s fears of imminent attack not shared in Kyiv

Analysis: Kyiv’s interpretation of Russian buildup diverges from UK and US leaders, who in recent days have ratcheted up invasion warnings

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022