4 days ago · Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine, as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland.

During the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian forces attempted to seize Kyiv but were repelled by Ukrainian forces on the outskirts of the city; Kyiv itself escaped major damage.

Following the gradual loss of Ukraine's autonomy and suppression of the local Ukrainian and Polish cultures, Kyiv experienced growing Russification in the 19th century by means of Russian migration, administrative actions (such as the Valuev Circular of 1863), and social modernization.

4 days ago · Kyiv, chief city and capital of Ukraine. A port on the Dnieper (Dnipro) River and a large railroad junction, it is a city with an ancient and proud history. As the centre of Kyivan (Kievan) Rus, the first eastern Slavic state, 1,000 years ago, it …

Jan 18, 2025 · Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with a barrage of drones and missiles, leaving at least four people dead, while industrial sites in Russia were set ablaze by Ukrainian strikes.

4 days ago · In 1686 the Treaty of Eternal Peace between Poland and Russia confirmed Russian control of Kyiv, which stood as the sole Muscovite outpost on the right bank of the Dnieper.

Jan 18, 2025 · Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with drones and ballistic missiles before dawn on Saturday, officials said, killing at least three people in central Kyiv as part of a broader assault that ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Three people were killed and three others were injured in an attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Saturday, according to officials, in a move Russia said was in retaliation for Ukraine...

Jan 14, 2025 · Ukraine claims the attack was its "most massive" of the war so far (file photo) Ukraine struck several targets deep inside Russia on Tuesday in what it says is its "most massive" attack of the war ...

Dec 20, 2024 · At least one person has been killed and several embassies have been damaged in an early morning Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. The Kyiv City Military Administration...