The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Inside the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, the city 'glows red' as Russian missiles pummel military targets on the outskirts with explosions that can be felt in the city centre

The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis: KYIV, Ukraine — An adviser to Ukraine’s president says about 40 people have been killed so far in the Russian attack on the country. Oleksii Arestovich, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that several dozen people have been wounded. He didn’t specify…

President Vladimir Putin has launched Russia's long-anticipated attack on Ukraine

Markets plunge after Moscow announces military action against Kiev

The websites of Ukraine's defense, foreign and interior ministries were unreachable or painfully slow to load Thursday morning after a punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks as Russia struck at its neighbor, explosions shaking the capital of Kyiv and other major cities. In addition to DDoS attacks on Wednesday, cybersecurity researchers…

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Russian troops launching ‘full-scale aggression against Ukraine’

Russian forces seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine in heavy fighting but a huge blaze on the site was put out. Russian forces also bombarded Ukraine's capital Kyiv and surrounded several other cities.

Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences you have never seen.” Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world…