KYIV: A wave of Russian missiles hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding dozens as new panic spread among exhausted residents.Rescue workers in Kharkiv — Ukraine‘s second city that is near Russia’s border — hauled survivors from smouldering piles of rubble as apartment blocksContinue Reading
Olympic youth boxer Maksym Galinichev has been killed in the Ukraine war. The 22-year-old won gold for Ukraine at the European Youth Championship in 2017 and again 2018 He also won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Ukrainian government adviser Anton Gerashchenko confirmed his passing on socialContinue Reading
KYIV: Russia’s latest attacks hit “critical infrastructure” in and around Kyiv early on Monday, Ukrainian authorities said, adding air defence systems destroyed about 15 of the 20 drones directed at the capital. Kyiv’s mayor said preliminary information suggested there were no deaths or injuries from the attack on the capital,Continue Reading
KYIV: Ukrainian authorities reported explosions in at least three cities Friday, saying Russia has launched a major missile attack on energy facilities and infrastructure. Local authorities on social media reported explosions in the capital, Kyiv, southern Kryvyi Rih and northeastern Kharkiv as air raid alarms sounded across the country, warningContinue Reading
KYIV: Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv Wednesday after air raid sirens sounded in Ukraine’s capital and elsewhere across the country. The thunderous echoes of what sounded like repeated blasts rattled across the capital. Mayor Vitali Klitschko posted on Telegram that “one of the capital’s infrastructure facilities has been hit.”Continue Reading