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Order a long-term news report on Kyiv
Every mention in the Kenyan press over the period you choose, compiled as a PDF or Word document.
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Citizen Digital
At least 27 dead after Russian strike on warehouse near Kyiv By AFP August 30, 2026 12:41 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Emergency workers extinguish a fire in an apartment building that was damaged during …
At least 27 dead after Russian strike on warehouse near KyivCitizen Digital
… n Russia's war soon By Reuters August 29, 2026 04:13 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv …
Senior Ukrainian official expects 'technical talks' on Russia's war soonThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeSmoke rising following a Russian air attack in Kyiv on August 29, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. …
At least 27 dead after Russian strike on warehouse near KyivThe Standard
… The alleged visit comes amid escalating tensions in the Ukraine war, and as US-brokered talks aimed at ending the four-and-a-half year conflict remain at a standstill.Civilian casualties in Ukraine soared to their highest since 2022 last month, according to UN data, while Kyiv ha …
CIA director Ratcliffe visits MoscowCitizen Digital
… Sofia cathedral in Kyiv on August 24, 2026. HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool via REUTERS Audio By Vocalize On Independence Day, Ukraine celebrates far more than a historic anniversary. …
Ukraine marks Independence Day amid war, resilience and European solidarityCapital News
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 24 — Andy Burnham is in Ukraine’s capital today on his first overseas trip as UK prime minister. …
Burnham to meet Zelensky and hand long-range missile blueprints on first foreign trip as UK PMThe Standard
… Audio By VocalizePeople display a long Ukraine flag during a rally outside Downing Street in central London on August 23, 2026. [AFP] The United Kingdom will keep providing defence aid to Ukraine despite Russia's threats, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday on a visit to Kyiv …
UK PM dismisses Russian threats as Ukraine allies gather in KyivCitizen Digital
… ays would 'split' Ukraine By AFP August 23, 2026 12:54 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) standing for the National anthem of Ukraine during an award ceremony in Kyiv …
Zelensky rejects wartime elections, says would 'split' UkraineCitizen Digital
… Instead, they have played domestic games in Kyiv and Lviv, while their European fixtures have been hosted by clubs in Germany, Slovenia and Poland. …
Shakhtar Donetsk to play Champions League home games at ChelseaThe Standard
… In early June, a Ukrainian maritime drone exploded in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta without causing casualties.Kyiv said the drone had been knocked off course by Russian electronic interference. …
Romania destroys drone near offshore gas project, blames RussiaUkrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova told AFP that sports inviting Russia back is a "propaganda victory" for Moscow and rewards "a country which is killing people every day." She also called on US President Donald Trump to provide Ukraine with interceptor missiles for defense.
3 November 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova told AFP that sports inviting Russia back is a "propaganda victory" for Moscow and rewards "a country which is killing people every day." She also called on US President Donald Trump to provide Ukraine with interceptor missiles for defense.
3 November 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukraine on Thursday ordered the evacuation of families with children from Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, the largest cities in the eastern Donetsk region still under its control, as Russian attacks intensify and military forces approach within 10 kilometres of their outskirts.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Donald Trump announced a deal to import Russian diesel into the US, with Putin agreeing to release 300,000 tonnes immediately followed by 500,000 tonnes in November and further supplies. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the deal as a gift to Putin and an investment in prolonging war, calling instead for strong US support for Ukraine's defence.
11 October 2026 · Capital News →
Donald Trump called on Ukraine to "get a new leader" after President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Washington's easing of Russian diesel sanctions. Trump defended the deal allowing more Russian diesel onto global markets, citing Putin's desire for a Ukraine settlement, while accusing Zelensky of blocking negotiations and ignoring instructions not to strike Russian refineries; Kyiv and European allies warned the sanctions relief would help fund Russia's war.
11 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned a US-announced diesel deal between America and Russia, saying Moscow was expressing "thanks" by attacking Ukraine, which killed 15 people according to authorities. EU officials also opposed lifting sanctions on Russian diesel, arguing it would fuel Russia's war effort.
10 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he had secured Russia's agreement for a major diesel release and eased war sanctions on Moscow to lower energy costs ahead of midterm elections. President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the move as "unworthy" and "weak."
10 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Trump announced easing sanctions on Russian diesel, prompting criticism from Ukrainian leader Zelensky and EU officials, while Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least 21 people including four children.
10 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya is pursuing the reclassification of its nationals held as prisoners of war in Ukraine as victims of human trafficking, arguing that many were recruited under false employment promises. The government says this designation could improve their access to international assistance and support their repatriation efforts under UN protocols.
8 October 2026 · Capital News →
Russia pounded Ukraine with waves of missiles and drones on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people, including children, and damaging industrial facilities and energy infrastructure, according to President Zelenskiy. The heaviest losses were in Pryluky in Chernihiv region, where a Russian missile destroyed a five-storey residential building.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 19-year-old stabbed nine people—five students, two teachers, and two passers-by—at his vocational school in Ostroleka, Poland, north of Warsaw. Police arrested him about 20 minutes after the attack; none of the injured are in danger of death.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukraine has criticised South Korea for supplying oil products to Russia, with 176,000 tonnes of oil products shipped from South Korea to Russia in July and August according to port records and ship-tracking data cited by The Guardian. Zelensky's sanctions adviser said the shipments were "in sharp contrast" to South Korea's stated sanctions policy.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit to demonstrate support for Ukraine amid Russian missile and drone attacks on key infrastructure. Merz said Ukraine needs German support in the coming weeks and promised that Germany would continue to help Ukraine.
4 October 2026 · The Standard →
Russia's Foreign Ministry said it would continue targeted strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in response to what it calls Ukrainian terrorist acts, and warned foreign nationals and diplomats to leave Ukraine.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Vladimir Putin said Russia will deploy all weapons at its disposal if Kaliningrad comes under direct attack, insisting Moscow is responding to Western statements about preparing for war in 2029–2030. Russia has accused NATO of preparing to blockade its Baltic exclave bordering Lithuania and Poland, warning it would even use nuclear weapons if the West tries to cut off Kaliningrad from the rest of Russia.
2 October 2026 · Capital News →
Russia conducted a wave of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv's power supply on Wednesday, killing at least four people as the capital braces for freezing winter conditions. Ukraine's main energy provider DTEK confirmed grid damage affecting 8,000 households.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
Russian and Ukrainian strikes killed at least seven people in both countries Saturday as the war entered its fifth year. Moscow has intensified attacks on Kyiv including daytime strikes, while Ukrainian President Zelensky said Moscow was escalating daily with night-time attacks across the country.
26 September 2026 · The Standard →
A 31-year-old Ukrainian was arrested after stabbing a priest to death and wounding four others with a knife at a 17th-century Catholic abbey in Jaroslaw, Poland, near the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian President Zelensky condemned the attack as "evil" and "horrific," and the incident has occurred amid social tensions in Poland, which has accepted hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's invasion.
25 September 2026 · The Standard →
Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven people on Wednesday, including two in Kyiv, and wounded more than 40 others. The strikes hit gas stations, offices, a college building, businesses, and the rail network; Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said Russia was targeting data centres to disrupt information flow and hinder civilian access to missile-threat warnings.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN that Tehran would never "bend at the knee," defying President Trump's earlier remarks about potentially "annihilating" Iran. Pezeshkian accused Washington of "terrorism" for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and vowed Iranian resistance would only increase in the face of sanctions and pressure.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit of world leaders in Miami in December, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The invitation comes as Washington seeks to broker a deal to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European nations worry Moscow could escalate the conflict and target Kyiv's supporters, with Western leaders warning of a surge in Russian covert operations across Europe that could eventually cause casualties.
23 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump has signed legislation authorizing new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine. The bill targets Russia's energy and defense sectors, Putin and senior officials, Moscow's shadow fleet of tankers, and allows Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
19 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps has launched an offensive operation called Vivaldi near Lyman, an embattled town in the east that Moscow has been pushing towards for months. Lyman is one of the few urban areas in Donetsk still under Ukrainian control, and its capture could allow Russia to advance further south toward Ukrainian-held strongholds.
16 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A top US envoy said on Monday that weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia showed progress, including movement on scheduling additional trilateral talks to end the conflict that began when Russian forces invaded Ukraine more than four years ago.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Two US envoys held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, and are set to land in Kyiv on Sunday for meetings with Ukrainian leadership. Putin and Zelensky have agreed to halt strikes on each other's capitals for three days as negotiation efforts accelerate.
6 September 2026 · Capital News →
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv on Sunday to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. The Americans are hoping to revive peace negotiations after a summer of escalation.
6 September 2026 · The Standard →
Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on ending more than four years of war in Ukraine at the Kremlin on Saturday, ahead of their expected visit to Kyiv on Sunday. Both Russia and Ukraine vowed not to strike each other's capitals for three days during the negotiations.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization said one of its main warehouses in Ukraine was destroyed by an air attack in Kyiv region on Thursday, the third such incident in three months. The WHO warned of a pattern of attacks on humanitarian facilities in Ukraine.
5 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Russian strike on an arms depot near Kyiv sparked fires and explosions that killed 37 people and wounded dozens, according to authorities. The attack was the second to hit a munitions depot near Kyiv in less than two months, prompting Ukrainian officials to criticize the storage of ammunition near residential areas.
30 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday it was preparing large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in response to Kyiv's strikes on Russian civilian infrastructure and energy assets. Both sides have escalated long-range strikes on infrastructure in recent months, increasing civilian casualties.
30 August 2026 · The Standard →