Vitali Klitschko

Kyiv Mayor reacts to Syrskyi’s departure, recalls his role in saving capital from encirclement

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko thanked former Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi for defending the capital in 2022, recalling that the city was on the brink of encirclement by Russian troops, according to a statement he made on July 21.

22 July, 12:20 PM

Kyiv discloses cost estimates for backup heat and power network

Kyiv is seeking government assistance to develop a backup heat and power supply network estimated to cost between $676 million and $1.3 billion, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in an interview on June 1.

2 June, 01:13 PM

Ukrainians share views on motives behind massive Kyiv attack — Radio NV poll

Radio NV asked its audience and listeners what they believe were the possible motives behind Russia’s massive attack on Kyiv and surrounding Oblast on May 24.

24 May, 04:53 PM

Kyiv shooting victims in hospital, including child – Mayor Klitschko

Eight people remain hospitalized in Kyiv following a shooting in the Holosiivskyi district on Apr. 18, including one child in stable condition with moderate injuries, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Apr. 19.

19 April, 06:35 PM

Russian morning strike hits Kyiv as damage reported in three districts

Fragments of a Russian drone fell in an open area in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district following a massive morning attack on the capital, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said on March 16.

16 March, 10:17 AM

Kyiv council to review energy resilience plan next week, Klitschko says

The Kyiv City Council will hold hearings on March 9 to consider the capital’s energy resilience plan for next winter, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on March 5.

6 March, 01:20 AM

Kyiv’s heating cannot be fully decentralized, mayor says

Kyiv’s central heating system, the largest in Europe and designed to rely on huge CHP (combined heat-and-power) plants, cannot be completely replaced by numerous small boiler facilities, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Feb. 27.

27 February, 11:52 PM

Russia launches overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv

Russian forces launched a nighttime attack on Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones overnight on Feb. 26, damaging buildings in multiple districts across the capital.

26 February, 11:30 AM

Russian attack cuts heating to thousands of Kyiv high-rises

The overnight Russian air assault left nearly 2,600 buildings in Kyiv without heat, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram on Feb. 12.

12 February, 10:08 AM

Russian missile and drone barrage injures two in Kyiv

At least two people were injured in an overnight Russian ballistic missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram on Feb. 12, commenting on powerful explosions heard across the city.

12 February, 08:16 AM

Some Kyiv buildings to remain without heating for rest of winter

Some apartment buildings in Kyiv's Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts will remain without central heating for at least two months, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Feb. 5.

5 February, 09:14 PM

Russian attack cuts heating to 1,000+ Kyiv high-rises

Approximately 1,170 high-rise apartment buildings were left without heating following combined Russian drone and missile at the Ukrainian capital overnight, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported on Telegram on Feb. 3.

3 February, 10:28 AM

Mayor: Nearly 3,000 Kyiv buildings still without heat

Almost 3,000 high-rise apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without central heating as of morning, Jan. 22, according to an update from Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Telegram on the progress of restoring essential utilities after the Jan. 20 devastating Russian air assault on the Ukrainian capital.

22 January, 09:13 AM

Klitschko: Kyiv faces humanitarian catastrophe

Russian deliberate attacks on Kyiv’s energy and heating infrastructure are pushing the Ukrainian capital toward a humanitarian catastrophe, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in an interview with The Times published on Jan. 20.

21 January, 10:11 AM

Russian attack knocks out heating, water, power in Kyiv

More than 5,600 high-rise apartment buildings were left without heating after an overnight Russian air assault on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram on Jan. 20.

20 January, 08:35 AM

Kyiv City did ‘very little’ to prepare for winter, Zelenskyy says

Compared to some other Ukrainian cities, Kyiv municipal authorities did “very little” to prepare for Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in wintertime, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Jan. 14.

14 January, 09:51 PM

Russian drone torches building in Kyiv

The overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv sparked two fires in the capital’s Solomyanskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram on Jan. 12.

12 January, 09:17 AM

Rescuers pull another body from debris, raising Kyiv’s death toll to seven

The death toll from Russia’s strike on Kyiv has risen to seven after emergency crews recovered the body of a man from beneath the rubble in the city’s Desnianskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 02:08 PM

Russia struck four districts of Kyiv, damaging homes and a warehouse and injuring several people, including a child

Six people were killed and 14 injured, including a child, in Kyiv after a massive Russian strike, while rescuers saved 18 others, the State Emergency Service and Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 11:38 AM

Kyiv death toll rises to six after Russian strike on Sviatoshynskyi district

The death toll in Kyiv rose to six after Russian forces pounded the capital overnight, killing four people in the Sviatoshynskyi district, mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 10:00 AM

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