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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday ⁠he believed Russia ⁠may have shared jet-drone technology ⁠with its long-standing ally North Korea. In recent weeks, Russia has sharply increased its use of jet-drones against Ukraine, which so far has no effective means of countering them other than using ‌combat aircraft. Earlier in the war, North Korea supplied Russia with millions of artillery shells and it has since provided ballistic missiles that Moscow regularly uses to attack...

German chancellor visits Kyiv amid air raid sirens, pledging strong support as Russian strikes disrupt the capital.

Russia struck a bridge in Kyiv on Sunday soon after Germany’s chancellor arrived in Ukraine’s capital on a surprise visit to demonstrate European support in the face of an upsurge in attacks. Air raid sirens blared across Kyiv, urging residents to shelter soon after Friedrich Merz arrived under tight security, with warnings of approaching Russian attack drones. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko then confirmed that a strike had damaged the road surface on the Northern Bridge – one of several connecting...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday marked by renewed Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, including the latest drone attack on a bridge spanning the Dnipro River.

Kyiv's Northern Bridge across the Dnipro river was hit by a Russian air attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Saturday, amid an escalation in strikes ​on ‌infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital. The attack comes a day after the city's Southern Bridge was hit by several strikes that officials said were "tearing Kyiv apart".

Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge, the city’s mayor said on Friday. Russia also targeted a school and apartment buildings in the capital, killing at least one person. Ukraine, meanwhile, launched an overnight drone attack on the Russian city of Volgograd, targeting industrial facilities. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine.

Um drone russo atingiu uma escola na capital da Ucrânia, informaram as autoridades nesta quinta-feira (1º), o mais recente episódio de uma série de ataques aéreos cada vez mais intensos contra Kiev. O prefeito Vitali Klitschko disse que havia crianças no abrigo no momento do ataque, que provocou um incêndio. Ele informou que não houve feridos. Notícias relacionadas:Ataques russos contra logística ucrâniana são cada vez mais intensos.Kremlin diz que paz na Ucrânia ainda está muito distante.O Serviço Estatal de Emergências divulgou imagens de equipes de resgate vasculhando os escombros e apagando o incêndio no prédio carbonizado, cujas janelas estavam estilhaçadas. O bombardeio matinal ocorreu em meio a ataques cada vez mais intensos, 24 horas por dia, contra Kiev e outras cidades com drones a jato, que as Forças Armadas da Ucrânia têm tido dificuldade em derrubar. Uma pessoa ficou ferida na manhã de hoje em um ataque aéreo russo a um centro comercial na cidade portuária de Odessa, no Mar Negro, segundo autoridades regionais. O chefe da administração municipal, Serhiy Lysak, disse que a infraestrutura foi danificada, sem dar mais detalhes. Odessa e a região próxima têm sido alvos frequentes de ataques que visam, em parte, sufocar as receitas de exportação de Kiev. A Rússia, que afirma atacar apenas alvos militares, informou ter atacado um centro de dados em Odessa e um navio de carga no porto vizinho de Chornomorsk. * É proibida a reprodução deste conteúdo.

Russian drone strikes hit a school in Kyiv and the main bridge, disrupting transport in the latest wave of attacks.

Russia launched its heaviest combined assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in months on Wednesday, killing seven people and triggering emergency power cuts in Kyiv and nearby regions. The strikes came as officials warned of a difficult winter as Russian forces target power and heating systems.

A Russian attack drone crashed into a children’s playground in Kyiv, Ukraine without exploding.

Ukraine's remaining steelworks, a vital part of its economy, have all but ground to a halt because of relentless attacks.

Ukraine condemns Russian targeting of civilians as strikes kill seven and injure dozens across Kyiv.

A Russian drone struck the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv, killing one person

The BBC's Paul Adams reports from the scene of the strike on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences.

A Russian strike hit a nine-storey apartment block in Kharkiv early on Monday, injuring 25 people, including nine children. Emergency workers evacuated 32 residents from the damaged building, according to regional authorities.

Ukraine reports 14 dead and 57 injured after a massive Russian drone barrage hits Kyiv and Odesa on 27 September, damaging schools, hospitals and key infrastructure.

Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy says Moscow launched nearly 4,000 drones, aerial bombs and missiles on Ukraine in past week.

A 14-year-old boy was killed after a Russian drone tore into a 16-storey apartment block in Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district overnight on Friday 25 September 2026.

Ukraine's president added that eight regions have come under attack by Russian forces since the start of the day.

A Russian drone strike hit central Kyiv before 8am on 25 September, killing a 14-year-old and leaving rescue workers clearing rubble from damaged buildings. Residents said there was little time to react to the air raid sirens, as Russia's increasingly deadly drone attacks also struck logistics facilities and postal infrastructure elsewhere in the city. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg has the details from Kyiv.

Russia attacks Ukraine while Zelenskyy speaks at UNGA

US and Russia engage in urgent talks to reduce war's impact on global energy during UN General Assembly.

The president criticised North Korea for using citizens like 'currency' to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Russia hit Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones, killing two people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday as a series of blasts rocked the Ukrainian capital. As autumn approaches, Ukrainians are bracing for a tough winter following Moscow's intensifying attacks on the country's energy infrastructure. 

The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they now have to eat garden weeds to survive.

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Moscow at the United Nations on Wednesday that Ukraine would strike back and make the coming winter deeply painful for Russia, if the two sides cannot agree a truce on energy attacks before the cold sets in. Ukraine and its allies are racing to secure limited agreements on energy infrastructure and Black Sea shipping before winter, fearing renewed Russian strikes on power and heating ‌facilities, while Moscow continues to show little interest in wider...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the world’s leaders Wednesday to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts, telling the UN General Assembly that “Russia’s revenues must remain a target”. Watch his full speech above. 

Ukrainian president urges world leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues to impede its war efforts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had enlisted fighters from 47 countries including North Korea, Ghana and India to fight against Ukraine. Zelensky warned that his forces could target Russian heating and energy facilities in the winter months if Moscow attacks Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Russia hammered Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 23, just hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly. Zelenskyy met US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Trump has expressed frustration over the lack of progress in talks aimed at ending the war and the continued escalation of aerial attacks by both sides. Emerald Maxwell reports.