Ihor Klymenko

Russian missile hits Kyiv apartment block: Seven feared buried

Seven people are feared to be trapped under the rubble of a five-story apartment building that was directly hit by a Russian missile in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko told NV on Aug. 28.

28 August 2025, 09:31 AM

New defense minister’s success hinges on Zelenskyy’s choice, says lawmaker

The effectiveness of Ukraine’s future minister of defense, who may replace Rustem Umerov, will depend on the criteria used by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or the Presidential Office in selecting the new head of the Ministry of Defense, MP Serhiy Rakhmanin said in an interview with Radio NV on July 13.

14 July 2025, 06:47 PM

Russian drone kills two in Kyiv dorm

A 68-year-old woman and a 22-year-old police corporal were killed in a dormitory hit by Russian drone debris in Kyiv’s Podil district, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on Telegram on July 10.

10 July 2025, 07:35 AM

Russian missile attacks targeted Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district, with a five-story building severely damaged

A five-story apartment building in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, where at least seven people were killed in a Russian nighttime attack, was struck by a ballistic missile, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said during the United News telethon on June 23.

23 June 2025, 02:41 PM

Klymenko: Russia returns own soldiers’ bodies with Ukrainians’

Russia has returned the bodies of its own soldiers along with those of fallen Ukrainian servicemembers during recent repatriations, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on June 16.

16 June 2025, 06:25 PM

12 killed in massive Russian attack, including 3 children — Klymenko

At least 12 people were killed and more than 60 injured in a massive Russian attack, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on May 25.

25 May 2025, 03:43 PM

Police report 67 arrests in $48 million drug bust

Ukraine’s National Police has shut down a vast network of drug manufacturing facilities across the country, arresting 67 people, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced on May 14.

14 May 2025, 08:34 PM

Twelve killed and 90 injured in Russian missile strike on Kyiv

At least eight people (updated — twelve people) were killed in the Russian strike on Kyiv, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Telegram on April 24.

24 April 2025, 05:19 PM

Ukrainian officials report 14 police injured in deadly Sumy missile strike, local teen hailed a hero

At least 14 Ukrainian police officers were injured in the April 13 Russian missile strike on the city center of Sumy, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko confirmed on April 14, according to Hromadske.

14 April 2025, 02:51 PM

Suspect detained in the killing of activist Demian Hanul in Odesa

A man suspected of killing public activist Demian Hanul has been detained in Odesa, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on March 14.

14 March 2025, 05:05 PM

Ukrainian Defense Ministry shares details of soldiers' release from Russian captivity — photos

As part of the 61st prisoner exchange, 150 Ukrainian servicemen, many seriously ill and wounded, returned from Russia after being held for up to two and a half years, the Main Intelligence Directorate said on Feb. 5.

5 February 2025, 07:15 PM

25 rescued in Poltava missile attack with 11 pulled from the rubble

Operational services are on the scene of the Russian missile attack on a Poltava educational institution, where Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said rescuers have contained the fire and are continuing to clear the debris.

3 September 2024, 04:28 PM

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