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Menacing Sound Becoming All Too Familiar in Ukraine

Buzzing from kamikaze drones precedes more attacks Monday in Kyiv

(Newser) - Russia unleashed more attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Monday, this time solely with kamikaze drones made by Iran . While some were shot down, at least five successful strikes caused major damage to buildings and infrastructure and at least three deaths, said Mayor Vitaly Klitschko. Drones are being...

Kamikaze Drone Strikes Hit Kyiv Region

'Critical infrastructure facilities' reportedly hit

(Newser) - Ukraine’s capital region was struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones early Thursday, officials said, sending rescue workers rushing to the scene as residents awoke to air raid sirens for the fourth consecutive morning following Russia’s major assault across the country earlier this week. Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said...

Putin: We Can't 'Leave Such Crimes Unanswered'

Russian leader says new strikes on Kyiv are revenge for bridge attack

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is definitely not happy about this weekend's explosion on the bridge between Russia and Crimea, which he slammed as an act of Ukrainian terrorism despite no one yet claiming responsibility. Now, after months of relative calm, the heart of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was hit with...

Airstrikes on Kyiv Resume
Russians Resume Kyiv Attacks
Jun 26, 2022 11:15 AM CDT

Russians Resume Kyiv Attacks

Missiles strike residential buildings in capital

(Newser) - Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the early hours of Sunday morning, striking at least two residential buildings, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as elsewhere Russian troops consolidated their gains in the east. AP journalists in Kyiv saw rescue services battling flames and rescuing civilians. Klitschko said four people...

Hundreds Mourn &#39;Loss for Ukraine&#39;
Hundreds Mourn
'Loss for Ukraine'
Jun 18, 2022 4:40 PM CDT

Hundreds Mourn 'Loss for Ukraine'

Roman Ratushnyi, 24, was an activist and soldier

(Newser) - Poppies, the blood-red flowers that cover the battlefields of Europe's two world wars, were lain in mourning Saturday on the coffin of yet another dead soldier, this one killed in yet another European war, in Ukraine. The hundreds of mourners for Roman Ratushnyi, 24, included friends who had protested...

4 European Leaders Join Show of Support in Kyiv

Ukrainians hope this could be a turning point

(Newser) - The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, and Romania arrived in Kyiv on Thursday in a show of collective European support for the Ukrainian people, marking the highest-profile visit to Ukraine's capital since Russia invaded its neighbor. The French president's office said that President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf...

Russia: First Attack on Kyiv in Weeks Ruined Donated Tanks

Things had been quiet in the capital for 5 weeks

(Newser) - Things had largely been quiet in Kyiv in the past five weeks as Russia focused its attacks on Eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. That changed early Sunday. The BBC reports the normalcy that had seemingly begun to return to the capital was shattered by a number of explosions, with Russia...

Meet Patron, Ukraine's Latest War Hero

President Zelensky awards Jack Russell terrier a medal for his mine-sniffing work

(Newser) - A very special awards ceremony was held over the weekend in Kyiv to honor the nation's newest hero amid the Russian invasion: a 2 1/2-year-old dog named Patron, reports the BBC . A medal was bestowed upon the Jack Russell terrier at a Sunday news conference by none other than...

Kyiv Bomb Shelter Gets a Surprise Concert

Bono, the Edge put on 40-minute show with Ukrainian band Antytila

(Newser) - On Sunday morning, two stars from U2 made an unexpected announcement. "President @ZelenskyyUa invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and so that's what we've come to do," tweeted Bono and the Edge, but they didn't play...

Zelensky: With Strike, Moscow Tried to 'Humiliate' UN

Missiles hit Kyiv as UN chief visits

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a "correspondingly powerful reaction" Thursday night after Russian missiles slammed into Kyiv while UN chief Antonio Guterres was visiting the capital. "This says a lot about Russia’s true attitude to global institutions, about the efforts of the Russian leadership to humiliate...

'Brutality Against Civilians' Europe Hasn't Seen in Decades

International outrage grows as mass graves found around Kyiv region

(Newser) - President Biden calls it a "war crime," while Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky uses the term "genocide." Both are referring to reports and images emerging from areas around Kyiv after Russian soldiers pulled back. Ukraine authorities say they have so far counted the bodies of more than...

Ukrainian Troops Move Into Kyiv-Area Towns as Russians Leave

Negotiator says draft peace treaty is ready for talks between Zelensky and Putin

(Newser) - Town surrounding Kyiv have been recaptured from Russian troops, a Ukrainian defense official said Saturday. "Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel and the whole Kyiv region were liberated from the invader!" Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar posted on an official Facebook page, NBC News reports. Russia had said it planned to...

Bids on This Banksy Art 'Escalated Quickly,' for a Cause

Proceeds from 'CND Soldiers,' which sold for $106K, will all go to Kyiv children's hospital

(Newser) - An unknown donor has sold off a piece of anti-war Banksy art, with the funds raised from the sale earmarked for Ukraine's largest children's hospital. The BBC reports that the UK artist's "CND Soldiers" was auctioned off for just north of $106,000, which will be...

Russia: We Destroyed Mall Because It Stored Rockets

Shopping center in Kyiv is in ruins

(Newser) - While the fate of the southern city of Mariupol hangs in the balance , destruction continues in the Ukraine capital of Kyiv. Russia destroyed a shopping mall in the city center with one of the most powerful strikes delivered since the war began, reports the New York Times . The shopping center,...

'Irreparable Grief' for Death of Revered Ukrainian Actress

Oksana Shvets, 67, died in attack on residential building in Kyiv

(Newser) - A theater company in Ukraine is expressing "irreparable grief" at the loss of one of the country's most respected actresses, who died in a rocket attack in or near the capital. The Young Theater announced the death of troupe member Oksana Shvets, believed to be 67, reports Variety...

Ukraine: Russia Shelled Mosque Sheltering 30-Plus Children

Mariupol, other Ukrainian cities continue to withstand relentless attacks

(Newser) - Russian forces pounding the port city of Mariupol shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said Saturday, as fighting also raged on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv. There was no immediate word of casualties from the shelling of the mosque, per the AP...

Girl Sheltering in Kyiv Subway: 'We Just Have to Put Up With It'

15K people are said to be hunkered down there

(Newser) - Blankets, clothing, and suitcases line the corridor. In one corner, a woman reads a book to a group of curious-looking children, per CNN . Some distance off, a man reads his own book in solitude in a subway train. There's an occasional bark or meow. This is the new normal...

Zelensky: Peace Talks Can't Progress Until Russia Stops Bombing

Russia has stepped up shelling of major Ukrainian cities

(Newser) - As Russia stepped up its shelling of Ukrainian cities on the sixth day of its invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO to bring in a no-fly zone—and expressed hope that President Biden would use his State of the Union address to deliver a strong message against the invasion....

Israel Speaks Out After Russian Attack Hits Kyiv Holocaust Memorial

Attack on nearby TV tower killed 5

(Newser) - Holocaust remembrance organizations in Israel are condemning a Russian attack that inflicted damage to the Babi Yar Holocaust memorial. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid issued a statement denouncing the incident, and said Israel would help repair any damage. “We are calling for the preservation and respect for this sacred...

Ukrainians Want You to Use 'Kyiv,' Not 'Kiev'

The capital's name had previously been Russified, leading to spelling and pronunciation confusion

(Newser) - As Ukrainians continue to resist the invasion of their country by Russian forces, the nation's capital keeps coming up in conversations in an entirely different way, involving language, pronunciation, and a long, "touchy" history between the two neighbors. Quartz notes the Kyiv conundrum—or is it the Kiev...

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