Vitali Klitschko

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

Civilians trapped under rubble as Russian missiles pound Kyiv

Russia’s massive combined overnight attack on Kyiv caused direct hits on non-residential buildings, people may be trapped under the rubble, mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 09:00 AM

Russian mass attack devastates Kyiv apartment blocks, two killed

Russia launched mass combined attack on Kyiv overnight, killing two and leaving seven injured, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 07:45 AM

Russian barrage kills three in Kyiv as rescuers dig through rubble

At least three people were killed in a combined Russian attack on Kyiv overnight, city mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 09:10 AM

Kyiv suffers fires and damage in three districts — 2 killed, 5 wounded

Russian occupiers struck Kyiv overnight, resulting in two people killed and five more wounded, local authorities reported on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 09:58 AM

Klitschko: Russia’s latest strike on Kyiv among largest in recent memory

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Russia’s overnight attack on the capital on Aug. 28 was one of the most intense in recent months, according to a comment he gave to RBC-Ukraine.

28 August 2025, 12:50 PM

Kyiv suffers worst child toll in single night, Mayor says

At least nine children were injured in Russia's overnight drone and missile barrage of Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a video post on Telegram on July 31.

31 July 2025, 10:40 AM

Shahed drones hit Kyiv, damage spreads across three districts

Three Kyiv districts suffered damage in nighttime Russian Shahed drone attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram on July 7.

7 July 2025, 08:45 AM

Brutal Russian attack shatters Kyiv: Five killed, dozens injured

At least five people were killed and dozens of others were injured in another massive Russian combined drone and missile attack on the densely populated residential areas of the Ukrainian capital overnight, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram early on June 23.

23 June 2025, 06:33 AM

Russia rains cluster munitions on Kyiv, Klitschko says

A video with cluster munitions found in Kyiv’s Nyvky neighborhood after the massive overnight Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital was posted Mayor Vitali Klitschko on his Telegram channel on June 17.

17 June 2025, 09:30 AM

U.S. citizen killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv

A 62-year-old US citizen died in Kyiv's Solomyanskyi district during a Russian attack on the city overnight, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on June 17.

17 June 2025, 08:32 AM

Russian brutal drone barrage rips through Kyiv’s, torching houses

At least four people were hospitalized with injuries after a massive Russian drone attack on densely populated areas of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram early on June 10.

10 June 2025, 06:00 AM

Klitschko accuses Zelenskyy of using war to purge democratic institutions

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing him of authoritarianism and of undermining democratic institutions under the cover of wartime, according to The Times.

31 May 2025, 06:48 PM

Kyiv resort destroyed in drone attack, one woman injured – Klitschko

Russian forces launched a new wave of Shahed-type kamikaze drones targeting Ukraine, the attack sparked major fire at Kyiv resort, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on April 29.

29 April 2025, 09:01 AM

Kyiv declares April 25 day of mourning after Russian missile strike

Kyiv will observe a day of mourning on April 25 in response to a massive Russian missile and drone attack overnight on April 24 that killed eight people and injured 70, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

24 April 2025, 03:04 PM

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