The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Huge explosions from Russian attacks on oil and gas installations lit up the night sky in Ukraine early on Sunday, while Western allies tightened sanctions to banish major Russian banks from the main global payments system. Ukrainian forces were holding off Russian troops advancing on the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr…

Russia’s most battle-hardened troops are already in Kyiv and other major cities as the fight on the ground escalates.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday his government was proceeding "with moderation and responsibility" on a conflict testing its ties to Kyiv and Moscow.

Students scramble to leave Ukraine as the conflict intensifies, reaching new cities.

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday thanked Russia's special forces, singling out those who are "heroically fulfilling their military duty" in Ukraine, in a televised address that was also published on the Kremlin website, Reuters reported. Ukrainian forces were holding off Russian troops advancing on the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…

Dancing With The Stars professional Maksim Chmerkovskiy has taken shelter from a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv

As the Russian offensive enters its fourth day, we take a look at the key events during the day.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday his government was proceeding "with moderation and responsibility" on a conflict testing its ties to Kyiv and Moscow. Speaking on television after a weekly cabinet meeting, Bennett made no mention of Ukrainian appeals on Israel to mediate in the crisis with Russia.…

European governments along with the United States and Canada on Sunday ramped up the pressure on Vladimir Putin’s administration following the invasion of Ukraine with new sanctions aimed at hitting the Russian financial sector and economy.

"We are defending the country, the land of our future children"

As the war rages on in Kharkiv and in other regions of Ukraine, the fighting is expected to intensify in the capital. Ukrainian soldiers remain stoic and determined to defend their country. FRANCE 24's chief foreign editor Rob Parsons reports from Kyiv.