The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Nasa says flash seen when its satellite was still in orbit

Investigation uncovers alleged plans aimed at knocking out comms and energy infrastructure

American-made Patriot missiles arrive in Ukraine providing Kyiv with a long-sought new shield against the Russian air strikes that have devastated cities and civilian infrastructure.

A flash of light that lit up the night sky above wartime Kyiv has led to widespread confusion, public speculation about what caused it, and lighthearted jokes about space aliens in a city more accustomed to Russian missile attacks.

Ukraine’s defense minister said Wednesday his country has received the US-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile systems it has long craved and which Kyiv hopes will help shield it from Russian airstrikes during the war. “Today, our beautiful Ukrainian sky becomes more secure because Patriot air defense systems have arrived in…

Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea resumed on Wednesday under a U.N.-brokered deal, but Kyiv said more time was needed to secure an extension of the initiative.

Any decision by South Korea to supply arms to Ukraine would make Seoul a participant in the conflict, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after President Yoon Suk-yeol opened the door to such deliveries. South Korea has denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine and supplied economic and humanitarian aid to Kyiv, but…

Deputy PM says inspections have restarted, during visit to Turkey to discuss Black Sea Grain Initiative

Nasa denies bolt of light was caused by one of its satellites

Yelyzaveta Tataryna originally planned to launch in Kyiv but was forced to flee when the the Russians invaded her homeland

Kyiv accuses Brazilian president’s initiative for giving equal weight to ‘the victim and the aggressor’