Nine killed, 63 wounded in ‘massive’ Russian missile attack on Kyiv
- 24-Apr-2025
KYIV, Ukraine: At least nine people were killed and more than 60 wounded in a “massive” missile attack on Kyiv early Thursday, Ukraine’s state emergency service said, among the deadliest attacks on the capital of the three-year war. Ukrainian authorities issued an alert for a missile attack, and AFP journalists heard explosions across the capital. […]
Blasts shake key Ukraine cities, Poland scrambles air force after Russian missile attack
- 17-Nov-2024
Blasts shook Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other cities while neighbouring Poland scrambled its air force early on Sunday after the two countries said a Russian missile attack was under way. “Due to the massive attack by the Russian Federation using cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles on objects located, among others, in western […]
Two killed in Russian missile attack on Kyiv
- 11-Aug-2024
KYIV, Ukraine: A man and his four-year-old son were killed in an overnight Russian missile attack near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the emergency service said Sunday. Explosions rang out Saturday night in the centre and east of Kyiv, AFP journalists noted, as Ukraine’s air force said two Russian missiles were headed towards the city. Air […]
Kyiv, Lviv under Russian air attack, Poland activates aircraft, officials say
- 24-Mar-2024
Russia launched air strikes on Kyiv and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv on Sunday, officials said, prompting neighbouring Poland’s armed forces to activate aircraft to ensure airspace safety near the border. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app there were several explosions in the Ukrainian capital after air defence systems were […]
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv is under Russian missile attack, mayor says
- 21-Mar-2024
Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, early Thursday, injuring eight people and damaging residential buildings and industrial facilities, mayor Vitali Klitschko said. It was the first large missile attack on Kyiv in recent weeks. Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app that air defence units were repelling the attack. He said missile […]