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5 days ago · Kyiv (Kiev), chief city and capital of Ukraine. As the center of Kyivan (Kievan) Rus, the first eastern Slavic state, it acquired the title ‘Mother of Rus Cities.’ It was severely damaged during World War II, but the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991 renewed its status as a major European capital.
3 days ago · Kyiv - Capital, Dnipro River, Ukraine: Whereas during the Soviet period Kyiv as an international political entity fell largely under the shadow of Moscow, the establishment of an independent Ukraine returned Kyiv to the world political stage.
3 days ago · Russia launched more than 2,000 attack drones at civilian and military targets across Ukraine last month, Kyiv's military said on Friday, as Kremlin forces press a grinding offensive on the front ...
6 days ago · Kyiv, with its good defensive site on the high river bluffs and as the centre of a rich agricultural area and a group of early Slavic towns, began to gain importance. About 882 Oleg (Oleh), the ruler of Novgorod, captured Kyiv and made it his capital, the centre of the first East Slavic state, Kyivan (Kievan) Rus.
Oct 21, 2024 · Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with several waves of drones for the second night in a row, damaging residential buildings and injuring at least one civilian, Ukrainian officials...
Oct 21, 2024 · Follow the latest news about the Russia Ukraine war. Find reports from the ground, verified videos, maps and expert analysis by BBC correspondents across the world.
Oct 28, 2024 · Outmanned Ukrainian forces have been fending off assaults by Russian troops inside the strategic city of Toretsk, Kyiv's military said late on Wednesday, as Russia continued its grinding offensive ...
