Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, killing at least four people, with the capital city of Kyiv suffering the heaviest assault. This is the first major bombardment since an air attack on Kyiv left at least 21 people dead last month. The attack comes as the United Nations…
A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter takes off during the NATO’s Ramsteign Flag 2025 exercice at Leeuwarden Air Base on April 8, 2025. John Thys | Afp | Getty Images Global defense stocks moved higher on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump, in a major rhetorical shift, said Ukraine could retake…
Ruth Comerford and Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Reuters US President Donald Trump has said Kyiv can “win all of Ukraine back in its original form”, marking a major shift in his position on the war with Russia. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said Ukraine could get back “the original borders from…
Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe Correspondent in Kyiv and Rachel Hagan & Yaroslav LukovBBC News in London Watch: The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford at the scene of Ukrainian government building strike Ukraine’s main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time in the war during Russian attacks, the Ukrainian prime minister says. Yulia…
Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday evening, killing at least 19 people, including four children. Among the targets hit were a number of residential buildings across the capital. BBC correspondent Katy Watson reports from the scene, as rescuers continue to search for people.
Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent in Kyiv Paul Kirby Europe digital editor in London Watch: Explosions seen in Kyiv during Russian attack At least 28 people have died after a barrage of Russian drones and missiles struck several districts of Kyiv on Thursday morning. Three children, aged three, six, and 17, were among the dead, Ukraine’s…
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK For a brief moment, Al Jazeera cameraman experiences life under Russia’s bombs – and all of its side effects. Kyiv, Ukraine – I’m wrenched from my sleep by what feels like an explosion in my stomach, as if a balloon has burst. This feeling is followed immediately by the sound of a real…
