# Kyiv

Girl, nine, among the dead after latest Russian bombardment of Kyiv

The casualty toll was the most from one attack on Kyiv in the past month.

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Jun 1st 2023, 7:42 PM

Russia strikes Kyiv in daylight after series of nighttime barrages

Kyiv has faced nearly nightly aerial attacks this month.

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May 29th 2023, 5:17 PM

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# russian invasion

Russian air attack on Kyiv repelled as missiles were 'intercepted and destroyed'

Ukrainian officials said the attack was launched from the Caspian sea, where Russian bombers are stationed.

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May 26th 2023, 8:15 AM

# Russia

Russia vows 'extremely' harsh response to incursions from Ukraine after attack on Belgorod

Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the territory was targeted overnight by numerous drones.

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May 24th 2023, 6:39 PM

Ukraine claims gains around embattled Bakhmut, but admits Russian progress

Deputy Defence Minister Ganna Malyar said Ukraine had wrested back about 20 square kilometres around Bakhmut.

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May 16th 2023, 9:25 PM

Ukraine shoots down 35 drones over Kyiv as Russian attacks kill three people

The Ukrainian Defence Ministry said that Russia shelled 127 targets across the country using a vast amounts of equipment.

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May 8th 2023, 12:27 PM

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Voices

Barry Andrews: For every day of war in Ukraine, 30 days of landmine clearing will be required

The Irish MEP recently visited Ukraine with an NGO and witnessed the difficult task of demining lethal weapons in a war zone.

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Apr 29th 2023, 8:00 PM

At least 19 people killed after Russian strikes hit several Ukrainian cities overnight

Ukraine condemned the strikes and stated that preparations for a highly anticipated offensive against Moscow’s forces were nearly complete.

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Apr 28th 2023, 2:56 PM

Ukraine forces cross Dnieper River as experts speculate it may be first signs of spring offensive

Geolocated footage indicated that Ukrainian troops had established a foothold near the town of Oleshky, the Institute for the Study of War said.

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Apr 23rd 2023, 5:05 PM

# Air sirens

Bright flash over Kyiv 'probably' meteorite says Ukrainian Space Agency

A NASA spokesman said it was not a satellite as the one question was “still in orbit”.

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Apr 20th 2023, 9:56 AM

# NATO

Poland to become first Nato member to send fighter jets to Ukraine

Ukraine has repeatedly asked its Western allies to send warplanes but so far no countries had committed to give jets to Kyiv.

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Mar 16th 2023, 10:55 PM

# Refugees

'I cried with my daughter': Ukrainians given four days to leave Dublin hotel and find new school

Two sisters with five, eight, and sixteen year old children are being moved across Dublin after living in a hotel for the last year.

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Mar 10th 2023, 12:10 AM

Nine people killed as Russia pounds Ukraine with massive barrage of missiles

The strikes cut off electricity supplies to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

A total of 81 missiles were launched, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

40% of the population had been left without power for several hours.

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Mar 9th 2023, 8:56 PM

Ukraine moves to fortify embattled frontline city of Bakhmut as Russia closes in

Moscow has been trying to capture the eastern city for months, though analysts say it has little strategic value.

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Mar 6th 2023, 9:44 PM

Ukraine says Russia is pursuing 'attempts to encircle' heavily contested city of Bakhmut

Bakhmut has been mostly reduced to rubble during the longest and bloodiest battle of the invasion.

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Mar 5th 2023, 11:57 AM

# Warsaw

'Kyiv stands strong': Biden addresses crowds in Poland ahead of first anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Biden told crowds in Warsaw that US support for Ukraine ‘will not waver’.

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Feb 21st 2023, 5:56 PM

Voices

Tom Clonan: 'Putin's aggression is going nowhere as this war reaches its first anniversary'

The security analyst says Putin’s back is to the wall and the global community must redouble efforts to bring an end to this war.

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Feb 20th 2023, 10:40 PM

Kyiv says it shot down Russian balloons as Zelenskyy says troops 'firmly holding' Bakhmut

The Ukrainian president said the situation in the eastern town was the “most difficult” on the frontline.

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Feb 15th 2023, 9:53 PM

UN chief says prospects for peace in Ukraine 'keep diminishing' as anniversary nears

It comes after Ukrainian officials said Russian forces are preparing for a large-scale offensive in the coming weeks.

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Feb 6th 2023, 4:00 PM

# Summit

EU prepares more Russia sanctions as Kremlin readies offensive

Top EU officials met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv today.

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Feb 3rd 2023, 10:17 PM

Ukraine to push for European Union membership at summit in Kyiv

Ukraine gained EU candidate status in June last year, several months after Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops rolling across the border.

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Feb 1st 2023, 7:49 AM

# Ukraine War

US along with Germany and Norway announce tanks for Ukraine as battle intensifies

Norway has also promised tanks.

President Biden confirmed the news this evening.

Germany said it will also provide a company of 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from the Bundeswehr stocks

Norway confirmed it is also sending tanks

The powerful tanks are seen as key to punching through enemy lines

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Jan 25th 2023, 9:38 PM

Zelenskyy reveals 'several theories' are being investigated over helicopter crash near Kyiv

The crash, which killed 14 people including Ukraine’s interior minister, was not blamed on Russia.

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Jan 19th 2023, 7:14 AM

Strikes reported in east Ukraine despite Putin's ceasefire order for next two days

The 36-hour ceasefire was ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday to coincide with the Russian Orthodox Christmas.

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Jan 6th 2023, 4:34 PM

Russia says more than 60 soldiers killed in Ukrainian strike

However, Kyiv said that nearly 400 Russian troops were killed in Makiivka.

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Jan 2nd 2023, 8:00 PM

Russia's New Year raids on Ukraine kill four and wound dozens

The head of the Kyiv police posted a picture of wreckage of a downed drone that featured the words “Happy New Year” in Russian.

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Jan 1st 2023, 8:28 PM

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One person killed in Kyiv following Russian strikes on several regions, Ukraine officials say

AFP journalists in Kyiv heard at least 10 explosions in the early afternoon.

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Dec 31st 2022, 4:51 PM

Ukraine hit by 'massive' Russian missile attacks across several regions

Blasts were heard across the country including in Kyiv, Kharkiv in the east and the city of Lviv on the border with Poland.

Presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak said that more than 120 missiles had been fired by Russia.

Kyiv authorities have said that air defences downed all 16 missiles that targeted the Ukrainian capital.

Close to half of the capital city is without power following the strikes.

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Dec 29th 2022, 11:00 PM

# Belarus

Putin lands in Belarus for talks with Lukashenko following heavy drone attack on Kyiv

The attack follows one of Russia’s biggest assaults on the city since the start of the war.

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Dec 19th 2022, 4:32 PM

Ukraine working to restore power after Russian missiles batter grid

The volley of missiles pitched multiple cities into darkness, cutting water and heat and forcing people to endure below-freezing temperatures.

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Dec 17th 2022, 3:23 PM

Zelenskyy says Ukraine shot down 'all' Russian drones in latest attack on Kyiv

City officials said debris from the downed drones damaged a number of buildings, but no one was reported injured or killed.

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Dec 14th 2022, 1:53 PM

Uneasy calm grips Ukraine as West prepares winter aid

The head of Nato has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to weaponise the coming cold season.

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Nov 29th 2022, 2:26 PM

Russian shelling kills 15 in Kherson as Ukraine battles to restore power

A barrage of missiles hit residential and commercial buildings, setting some ablaze.

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Nov 25th 2022, 9:56 PM

British Prime Minister Sunak meets Zelenskyy during first visit to Ukraine

Sunak’s arrival was accompanied by the announcement of a £50 million package of defence aid comprising 125 anti-aircraft guns and technology.

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Nov 19th 2022, 7:25 PM

# Ukraine War

Fresh air raid alerts sound across Ukraine day after massive strikes but power is being restored

Fresh air raid alerts were sounding again across the country, raising concerns over new attacks.

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Nov 16th 2022, 10:04 AM

Voices

Tom Clonan: Losing Kherson is a huge blow for Russia that will embolden the Ukrainian army

The security analyst looks at the recent gains for Ukraine and says it must now capitalise on this and win back more territory.

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Nov 15th 2022, 9:25 AM

# Banksy

Banksy reveals artwork on side of damaged building in Ukraine

The anonymous graffiti artist has posted a photo of a mural he has created in the town of Borodyanka.

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Nov 12th 2022, 11:41 AM

# counter-offensive

Kyiv prepares for harsh winter as Ukrainian soldiers reach recaptured border

‘If we’d had the weapons we do now in March, I’d already be on the Red Square’ in Moscow, a commander said.

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Nov 7th 2022, 7:12 AM

Water, power supplies restored in Kyiv after missile strikes

The Ukrainian military said Russia had launched 55 cruise missiles and dozens of other munitions yesterday.

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Nov 1st 2022, 9:52 AM