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Russian missiles streaked into Kyiv early Thursday in the biggest assault on the Ukrainian capital in weeks, injuring at least 10 people and damaging several residential buildings and industrial facilities, according to local officials. Serhii Popko, the head of the city military administration, said air defense systems in and around …

The wife of Ukraine’s military spy chief has been poisoned with heavy metals and is undergoing treatment, the Kyiv government has revealed .   A spokesperson for the Ukrainian military intelligence agency, or GUR, said Marianna Budanova, wife of Kyrylo Budanov, was receiving treatment in hospital. “Yes, I can confirm …

The leftwing pro-war populace on social media expressed outrage when X CEO Elon Musk pointed out the obvious – that American politicians care more about securing Ukraine’s border than our own. Musk spent much of Thursday doing what many lawmakers are unwilling to do – viewing President Joe Biden’s border …

Ukraine said its air defenses shot down a ballistic missile over Kyiv on Friday, a rare midmorning assault on the Ukrainian capital as Russia stepped up its assaults on towns and cities across the country. The Ukrainian Air Force said that three other ballistic missiles, known as Kinzhals, were aimed …

Russia unleashed dozens of attack drones across Ukraine before dawn on Tuesday, targeting the cities of Kyiv and Lviv, far from the front lines where Ukraine’s counteroffensive made small gains and Russian forces tried to seize more territory in eastern Ukraine. Moscow’s military also fired on rescue workers in the …

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia targeted the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, yet again in the early hours of Thursday, killing three people, including at least one child. Air raid sirens and loud explosions throughout the city awoke residents worn out by a month of relentless attacks. Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said on …

The speaker of the lower house of Russia’s parliament has warned that countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked their own destruction.   The Putin ally’s message on Sunday, January 22 comes after new pledges of armored vehicles, air defense systems and other equipment by NATO and Western countries …

Ukraine’s military said 10 drones were shot down during an early morning attack on Friday, local media reported. Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were urged to head to air raid shelters as sirens wailed across the city early on Friday morning, a day after Russia carried out the biggest …

KYIV, Ukraine — Many Ukrainians saw messages of defiance and resilience in the seven artworks painted last month by Banksy, the British street artist, on war-ravaged buildings in and around Kyiv. At least one activist saw another kind of benefit: He removed one of the works, saying he intended to …

Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times The first snowfall in Kyiv on Friday was accompanied by an announcement: “The use of holiday illuminations — garlands, light decorations, etc. — is prohibited.” A small consolation: Some decorations, from past holiday seasons, are illuminated during brief periods when the power is …