The Latest Breaking News from Vasylkiv

Russian rockets destroy Ukrainian airbase in Kyiv region: Interfax quoting mayor

Russian rocket attacks destroyed a Ukrainian airbase near the town of Vasylkiv in the Kyiv region on Saturday morning, Interfax Ukraine quoted the local mayor as saying.

Reuters · Mar 12, 2022

Invaders ‘cannot conquer us’, Zelenskiy says, as 13,000 flee besieged cities – as it happened

Ukraine’s president says the capital will only fall to Russian troops if it is completely destroyed, while Moscow warns western shipments of arms to Ukraine could be attacked

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2022

Vasylkiv: why this small Ukrainian town is now a big Russian target

With a military airfield and control centre to defend, Vasylkiv’s mayor and populace are learning about war in real time

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022