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Russia urges foreign diplomats in Kyiv to leave ahead of strikes on 'decision-making centers'

The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the “systematic and sustained strikes” will additionally target “enterprises of the Ukrainian defense industry,” including drone development facilities.

A worker takes part in repair work on a damaged residential building following Russian strikes in Kyiv on May 25, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Paris mayor to propose granting honorary citizenship to Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

Residents clear debris from broken windows in a damaged apartment building following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Krasnogorsk, in the Moscow region, Russia May 17, 2026.

Ukraine launches biggest drone attack on Moscow in over a year

A firefighter works at the site of a recyclable materials warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 16, 2026.

Ukrainian capital Kyiv under attack from Russian drones, missiles, officials say


Russia says it foiled major Ukrainian drone attack

Russian military aircraft were damaged and civilian aviation was disrupted in the drone attacks, said Russian officials.

 A view of an explosion of a drone in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 13, 2023.

Russia launches overnight air attack on northern, central Ukraine

The Ukrainian military reported shooting down four cruise missiles out of up to eight total airborne targets detected, adding that the rest of the targets were "probably false."

 Ukrainian servicemen of the 47th Magura Separate Mechanised Brigade fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine June 25, 2023.

Three Ukrainian military fighter pilots die in mid-air collision

The crash occurred on Friday over the Zhytomyr region, which lies west of Ukraine's capital Kyiv.

 An L-39 Albatross jet trainer aircraft prepares before take off at a military air base in Vasylkiv, Ukraine, August 3, 2016

Russia to resume offensive in east Ukraine after regrouping, Kyiv says

Kyiv did not provide details of the Russian regrouping but said the forces continued heavy artillery and mortar shelling and air assaults.

 A Ukrainian serviceman walks near a destroyed Ukrainian tank, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 25, 2023.

Ukraine lines up destroyed Russian tanks in central Kyiv

Residents in central Kyiv said they liked having the wrecked Russian hardware on display and that they hoped it would raise the fighting spirit of Ukrainians.

People attend an exhibition displaying destroyed Russian military vehicles located on the main street Khreshchatyk as part of the upcoming celebration of the Independence Day of Ukraine, amid Russia's invasion, in central Kyiv, Ukraine August 21, 2023.

Russian shelling kills seven, including a baby, in Ukraine's Kherson region

A couple and their 23-day-old baby have been killed in the attack, their son is the lone survivor.

 Rescuers work at a site of a building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in this picture obtained from social media, released on August 1, 2023

Germany in talks with MBDA over delivery of cruise missiles to Ukraine

Kyiv has been pushing Berlin to supply it with the Taurus, a missile with a range of more than 500 kilometres that is fired from fighter jets such as the Tornado, the F-15 or the F-18.

 A Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile.

Russian missile debris falls on Kyiv children's hospital, no casualties - Ukraine

Missile debris also damaged the roof of a house and fell on a complex of country homes in the capital's northern Obolon district.

 Children patients whose treatments are underway sit on chairs moved to the hallways of basement floors of Okhmadet Children's Hospital, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 28, 2022.

On Ukraine's landmine-strewn front, even the corpses can kill

For mine-clearers like Volodymyr, every day brings deadly risk, trying to make the ground safe, first for their fellow soldiers to advance, and eventually for civilians to go home.

 A sapper of 128th separate territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine takes part in a training, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine August 2, 2023.

Russia attacks Kyiv in new airstrikes

Russia used Iranian-made Shahed drones to attack Kyiv for the sixth time this month, but all were shot down, said Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv military administration.

 A view of an explosion of a drone in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 13, 2023.