The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin invites Zelenskyy to Moscow for peace talks; Kyiv yet to respond

Russia on Thursday invited Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to come to Moscow for the peace talks as the war between the two countries is about to enter its fifth year, news agency Reuters reported citing a Kremlin statement.

The Times of India · Jan 29

Ukraine war briefing: Russia pounds cities across country ahead of fresh round of peace talks

Couple killed near Kyiv and apartment block hit while US says territorial issue of Donetsk ‘very difficult’ to resolve. What we know on day 1,436

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29

Russia suffers heaviest losses since WWII as casualties in Ukraine conflict near 2 million

The report said Russia suffered 1.2 million casualties, including up to 325,000 troop deaths, between February 2022 and December 2025

The Independent UK · Jan 28

Ukraine war briefing: Nato chief warns of ‘harshest winter’ in a decade as Russian attacks cut power in Kharkiv

Strikes knock out electricity to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and surrounding region and damage 11th-century Kyiv monastery. What we know on day 1,434

The Guardian - AU · Jan 27

Ukraine: Zelensky upbeat on US deal – but Davos showed the US president to be an unreliable ally

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said a security agreement with the United States has been finalised following his most recent meeting with Donald Trump. Taken at face value, Zelensky’s repeated assertions that the document is ready to sign looks like major win for Kyiv. The reality is very different.

The Conversation · Jan 26

Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán accuses Ukraine of election interference and summons ambassador

As Hungary’s elections approach, Orbán has escalated an anti-Ukraine campaign and accused his rival, Péter Magyar, of entering into a pact with Kyiv to overthrow his government and install a pro-Western administration.

Euronews · Jan 26

Tents pitched indoors for warmth and makeshift radiators: Ukrainians are freezing to death

As a war correspondent I’ve seen this strategy used before. Putin is weaponising the savage eastern European winter, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26

Zelenskyy seeks more air defence amid harsh winter and Russian attacks

The Ukrainian president said that Russia launched over 1,700 drones, 1,380 bombs, and 69 missiles over the past week, leaving hundreds of buildings in the capital without heating.

Euronews · Jan 25

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv and Moscow set to hold more face-to-face talks as US hails ‘big step’ forward

First round of trilateral meetings shows ‘a lot of progress’ made towards peace, says US official, despite new Russian attacks. What we know on day 1,432

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25

Ukrainian officials call talks with U.S. and Russia "positive" and "constructive"

The talks, aimed at ending the war, took place as Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack against Kyiv and other cities.

Axios · Jan 24