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The latest news, features and stories on the Ukraine capital city of Kiev - or Kyiv. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River, with a population of around 2.9 million, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive to lay wreaths at The Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine in at St Michael's Square, Kyiv, during his visit to Ukraine to sign a new long-term partnership deal with Volodymyr Zelensky. The 100 Year Partnership includes defence and scientific collaboration but will also forge new community links between the UK and Ukraine. Picture date: Thursday January 16, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Ukraine. Photo credit should read: Carl Court/PA Wire

Putin targets Kyiv with drone bombs during Keir Starmer's visit

Channel: World World January 16, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva
Sergey Gnezdilov with a beard and green camo hat and t-shirt.

Neo-Nazis beat Ukrainian soldier calling him ‘gay parade organiser’

Channel: World World May 1, 2024 By Danny Rigg

Brave Ukrainian mum appears on Playboy cover after surviving gun attack

Channel: World World August 4, 2023 By Brooke Davies
Caption: Ukrainian footballers honour ?brothers and friends? as they play on through war

Ukrainian footballers honour ‘brothers’ fighting Russia on frontline

Channel: UK UK April 12, 2023 By Josh Layton
Valua Chuk returned to active duty after the war interrupted his family life in Kyiv (Picture: Valua Chuk/Facebook)

Ukrainian soldier vows to 'fight to the end' after 365 days of war

Channel: UK UK February 24, 2023 By Josh Layton
FOR FRIDAY: Ukraine war baby is 'ray of hope' as she turns one today Picture: Courtesy of Svitlana Mitskevych

Ukrainian war baby is 'ray of hope' as she turns one today

Channel: UK UK February 24, 2023 By Josh Layton
Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski will lead a service in the UK after returning from his latest visit to Ukraine (Picture via Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski)

Joe Biden’s visit ‘shows Ukraine has hope beyond the horrors of Russian invasion’

Channel: UK UK February 21, 2023 By Josh Layton
Caption: Exclusive: Ukrainian soldier stops for nature as he records viral TikTok video as shells land around him Credit : ROMAN TROKHYMETS

Ukrainian soldier stops to admire nature while Russian shells fly over his head

Channel: UK UK October 31, 2022 By Josh Layton
The eight-year span of the conflict in Ukraine has been captured in a series of images taken of those whose lives have changed forever (Picture: Anastasia Taylor-Lind/IWM)

Powerful images uncover stories of 'courageous' Ukrainians in eight years of war

Channel: UK UK December 16, 2022 By Josh Layton
Caption: Exclusive: Ukrainian pilot: ?Every flight might be the last but this is our land? (Picture:AP/ BuyMeAFighterJet)

'Every flight might be our last’: The Ukrainian pilot fighting for his homeland

Channel: UK UK September 12, 2022 By Josh Layton
Caption: British volunteer hails 'mind-blowing Ukrainian unity' as Russia bombards key city Pictures: MICHAEL BETOIN

British volunteer hails 'mind-blowing Ukrainian unity' as Russia bombards frontline city

Channel: UK UK September 6, 2022 By Josh Layton
Former US Marine Dave Eggen regards Ukraine as his home and has volunteered as a driver and assisted in training recruits (Picture: Dave Eggen)

Inside the training camps where Ukrainian recruits are 'motivated as hell' to fight Putin

Channel: UK UK September 5, 2022 By Josh Layton
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‘His plans have gone to s***': The Ukrainian troops on alert over 'unpredictable' Putin

Channel: UK UK August 24, 2022 By Josh Layton
Caption: FOR THURSDAY: Ukraine\'s \'hammer\' reveals how improvised pick-up trucks are hitting Russians Credit: Ukrainian Marines/Vladimir ?Hammer? Kuzmovich

Ukrainian soldiers are using improvised British pick-up trucks to fire at Russian enemy

Channel: UK UK July 28, 2022 By Josh Layton

First Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Kyiv admits killing unarmed civilian

Channel: World World May 18, 2022 By James Hockaday

Russian soldier accused of shooting man in head is first to face war crimes trial in Kyiv

Channel: World World May 13, 2022 By James Hockaday
Caption: Exclusive: Russian Putin critic reveals himself in Kyiv on Victory Day and says ?I will not be silenced?

Russian Putin critic in Kyiv vows ‘I will not be silenced’ on Victory Day

Channel: US US May 9, 2022 By Josh Layton
Caption: Exclusive: Former elite British soldiers in Ukraine rescued hit list targets as Russian forces closed in Inherent Risks

Former British soldiers in Ukraine rescued targets from Russian forces

Channel: UK UK May 4, 2022 By Josh Layton

Russia threatens to bomb Zelensky after accusing Ukraine of cross-border attacks

Channel: World World April 14, 2022 By James Hockaday
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Bullet removed from soldier's beating heart - and he wants to return to battle

Channel: World World April 12, 2022 By James Hockaday

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