Kyiv Oblast

Massive Russian drone attack hits Kyiv Oblast, kills one, injures child

A massive Russian drone assault on the night of May 18 killed a woman and injured three others, including a child, in Kyiv Oblast’s Obukhiv district, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported, releasing images of the destruction.

18 May 2025, 11:31 AM

Russian colonel responsible for Bucha atrocities buried in Moscow

Colonel Abdulaziz Shikhabidov, commander of Russia’s 76thAir Assault ‘Pskov’ Division, has died and was buried in Moscow on May 5, independent Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on May 6.

6 May 2025, 08:33 PM

Two railway workers injured as Russia targets Ukraine’s transport grid

Russian forces launched a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine, targeting its railway infrastructure, Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) reported on April 24.

24 April 2025, 10:00 AM

Air defenses shoot down 38 of 54 Russian drones; 16 others fail to reach targets — Air Force

Ukraine’s Air Force announced on April 22 that air defense units shot down 38 of 54 Russian drones launched overnight, while 16 others failed to reach their targets, according to a statement on Telegram.

22 April 2025, 11:19 AM

Six houses hit in overnight drone attack on Kyiv Oblast

Russian Shahed drones struck Kyiv Oblast overnight, damaging six private homes and several outbuildings, regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said on Telegram on April 22.

22 April 2025, 10:18 AM

Trump’s pastor calls Russia 'pure evil', urges more aid for Ukraine

Mark Burns, a prominent evangelical pastor and spiritual advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, labeled Russia “pure evil” and called for increased military aid to Ukraine’s Armed Forces after visiting war-torn areas like Bucha, admitting fake media had “brainwashed” him, in a Kyiv Independent interview released on April 10.

14 April 2025, 02:45 PM

Explosions from Russian attacks are injuring and killing animals at Wildlife Rescue Center

Animals at the Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv Oblast are suffering from the sounds of drones, missiles, and explosions from Russian attacks, the center's representatives said on Facebook on April 11.

11 April 2025, 12:49 PM

SBU captures 13 suspects in Ukrainian defense facility arson, including a mother and son

Ukrainian security services have detained 13 people accused of setting fire to rail facilities and military vehicles on orders from Russian intelligence, the Security Service of Ukraine said on April 9.

9 April 2025, 04:12 PM

Ukraine intercepts one of six Russian ballistic missiles targeting Kyiv

Russia launched six ballistic missiles at Ukraine on the morning of April 6, with one successfully intercepted by the Ukrainian Air Force, while others struck Kyiv city and oblast, Yuriy Ihnat, head of communications for the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said on national television.

6 April 2025, 03:55 PM

Russian drone attack targets Kyiv suburb, injures two

Two people were injured in a Russian overnight drone attack on Kyiv Oblast, the Ukrainian capital officials reported on Telegram early on April 4.

4 April 2025, 10:05 AM

General Syrskyi details 2022 defense that freed Kyiv Oblast from Russian occupation

Three years after Ukraine’s 38-day defense liberated Kyiv Oblast from Russian forces on April 2, 2022, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi shared details of the operation in a Facebook post.

2 April 2025, 01:55 PM

SBU apprehends PR experts for working with Russian intelligence in Kyiv Oblast

The Security Service of Ukraine has detained two PR specialists in Kyiv Oblast accused of working with Russian intelligence to spread disinformation, the agency reported on April 1.

1 April 2025, 06:38 PM

Ukraine to launch another biogas facility in 2025

Terezine JSC in Kyiv Oblast plans to launch a biogas production facility in 2025, Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food wrote on March 29.

1 April 2025, 12:42 PM

Ukraine asks for weapons, not handouts — Trump’s ‘spiritual adviser’

Pastor Mark Burns, considered to be the “personal spiritual adviser” to U.S. President Donald Trump, said Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines are asking not for money but for weapons to destroy Russian drones that have been targeting homes and killing civilians.

1 April 2025, 12:16 AM

Ukrainians will ‘never forgive’ Russia — Zelenskyy

The Ukrainian people will “never forgive” Russia for invading their country and committing numerous war crimes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 31.

31 March 2025, 08:41 PM

Ukrainian police identify 72 murders in Bucha, charge 34 Russian soldiers with war crimes

As of the end of March 2025, Ukrainian police investigators have solved 72 civilian murders committed by Russian troops in Bucha and have charged 34 Russian soldiers in connection with war crimes in Kyiv Oblast, the National Police of Ukraine told NV.

31 March 2025, 10:50 AM

Zelenskyy appoints new head of Kyiv Regional State Administration

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Mykola Kalashnyk as head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, according to a decree posted on the president’s official website March 24.

24 March 2025, 08:38 PM

Zelenskyy, Czechia's Pavel mark Moshchun liberation anniversary

Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and Petr Pavel of the Czech Republic traveled on March 21 to Moshchun in Kyiv Oblast, a site of fierce fighting against Russian invasion forces in early 2022, according to Zelenskyy’s post on X.

21 March 2025, 06:42 PM

900,000 counterfeit cigarette packs seized by law enforcers in Kyiv Oblast

Ukraine’s Economic Security Bureau (ESBU), alongside the National Police, uncovered a group operating an illicit cigarette manufacturing network across multiple locations in Kyiv Oblast, the ESBU’s press service reported on March 19.

19 March 2025, 04:58 PM

Shahed drone strike on Kyiv Oblast: fire breaks out, private homes damaged

Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kyiv Oblast, causing fires and damaging residential houses in three districts, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported on March 12.

12 March 2025, 07:50 AM

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