Tag Archives: Kyiv

Ukraine’s military administration called on the population to head to air raid shelters. An air raid alert was issued for several areas in the east and south of Ukraine. Source link

Believing there was an active outbreak Russian troops left the hospital in Kherson and it remained in Ukrainian hands. Source link

In scenes hard to believe in a modern city, some Kyiv residents resorted to collecting rainwater from drainpipes, and cafes became oases of comfort with hot drinks and food as well as Wi-fi. Source link

A defiant Zelensky says Ukrainians are an ‘unbreakable people’, even as Moscow tries to plunge their cities into darkness as winter descends. Source link

Special ‘invincibility centres’ will be set up around Ukraine to provide electricity, heat, water, internet, mobile phone connections and a pharmacy, free of charge around the clock, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Source link

Videos circulated last week on Russian social media purporting to show the bodies of servicemen killed after surrendering to Ukrainian troops. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said Ukraine’s soldiers were defending themselves against Russians who feigned surrender. Source link

Blasts have shaken the area, with some buildings and systems damaged; Rafael Grossi said ‘it must stop immediately’. Source link

The British leader announced a new air defence package worth US$60 million that includes ‘120 aircraft guns, radar and anti-drone equipment’. Zelensky said: ‘with friends like you by our side, we are confident in our victory’. Source link

Polish media reported that two people died after a projectile struck an area where grain was drying in Przewodów, a Polish village near the border with Ukraine. Source link

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia fired at least 85 missiles, ‘most of them at our energy infrastructure,’ and shut down power in many cities. Source link