The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

The situation in Ukraine's capital Kyiv is "difficult but under control", mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Thursday.

The Russian military operation against Ukraine is aimed, among other things, at ensuring that Kyiv does not join NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian state television on Thursday.

As the noose tightens around Kyiv, with the massive arrival of Russian forces, civilians continue to flee the Ukrainian capital. Their trip is complicated by the fighting and they are slowed down by many roadblocks. FRANCE 24’s Rob Parsons, Clovis Casali and Abdullah Malkawi report from the ground.

A witness who traveled with the victim told a Chinese newspaper that shots were fired at them as they were driving on highway from Kyiv to Lviv

The woman was killed in an ambush

Hungary has evacuated 32 people from its embassy in Kyiv, including the Hungarian ambassador, two journalists, 10 South African and 10 Nigerian nationals, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its eighth day, we take a look at the major developments.

MoD says 40-mile column has made ‘little discernible progress in over three days’

Holocaust survivor forced into Kyiv bomb shelter has a message for Vladimir Putin: ‘I wish for you to die’