Vitali Klitschko

Kyiv mayor fires top officials over corruption probe

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced the dismissal of Petro Olenych, the deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA), over involvement in a corruption scheme related to the illegal land seizure, he wrote on Telegram on Feb. 28.

28 February 2025, 02:10 PM

Kyiv mayor criticizes new military admin chief for overstepping authority in address to Zelenskyy

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has accused the new head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, of blocking key city management issues and attempting to usurp mayoral powers, in a video appeal to Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 07:18 PM

Klitschko talks Davos trip, expectations from Trump, and election plans – interview

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, attending the Ukrainian House in Davos during the World Economic Forum, spoke to NV about his expectations for U.S. President Donald Trump and the relevance of election preparations in Ukraine.

22 January 2025, 02:34 PM

Kyiv botanical gardens now safe from property developers

The Hryshko National Botanical Garden in Kyiv has terminated a contract that allowed residential and non-residential buildings to be constructed on its grounds, Kyiv City Administration head Tymur Tkachenko announced on Jan. 17.

18 January 2025, 01:33 AM

Russia strikes Sumy homes, Kyiv drone attack leaves one dead, four injured

On Friday, Jan. 3, Russian forces launched an airstrike on a residential neighborhood in the city of Sumy, according to the Sumy Oblast Military Administration.

3 January 2025, 11:21 AM

Russian drones, fires, destruction and injuries mark New Year’s Day in Kyiv

At least four people were injured in a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram early on the first day of the New Year.

1 January 2025, 09:07 AM

Drone debris falls in two Kyiv districts after air defense downs all enemy targets

Russian forces targeted Kyiv with a wave of drones - all were intercepted by the city’s air defense, but debris fell in the Obolonskyi and Desnianskyi districts, sparking minor fires on open ground, city officials reported on Nov. 4.

4 November 2024, 08:02 AM

Russian drone attack on Kyiv high-rise leaves one dead, six wounded

A Russian drone struck a high-rise apartment building in Kyiv’s Solomyansky District on the night of Friday, Oct. 25, killing one person and injuring six others, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA).

26 October 2024, 10:31 AM

Residential high-rise hit in Russian drone attack on Kyiv

A Russian one-way attack drone struck an apartment building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Oct. 25.

25 October 2024, 10:40 PM

Downed drone debris sparks fire in Kyiv high-rise, Mayor says

Falling debris from a downed Russian drone caused a fire on the 8th floor balcony of a 16-story apartment building in the Darnytskyi district of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram shortly after midnight on Oct. 4.

4 October 2024, 07:58 AM

Kyiv subway repairs nearly complete — Mayor Klitschko

The repairs on the tunnel section between Demiivska and Lybidska subway stations in Kyiv are almost complete, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced on Aug. 30.

31 August 2024, 02:03 AM

Kyiv’s power grid hit by Russian missile attack, explosions across Ukraine

Energy infrastructure is under Russian missile attack, the head of the Presidential Administration, Andriy Yermak, wrote on Telegram on Aug. 26, shortly after numerous reports of explosions across Ukraine amid a massive Russian missile attack.

26 August 2024, 09:35 AM

Training grenade detonates in central Kyiv

An explosion occurred on Reitarska Street in Kyiv on the evening of Aug. 14. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported the incident.

14 August 2024, 10:11 PM

Flooding in Kyiv Metro: prosecutors refute claims of poor tunnel construction

The Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office refuted Kyiv Metro Company claims regarding alleged substandard construction of the tunnels between the flooded Demiivska and Lybidska metro stations, its statement wrote on July 24.

24 July 2024, 02:24 PM

Suspicion served to owner of demolished historical Zelenskyy mansion

Law enforcement served a notice of suspicion to the owner of the building who instructed the illegal demolition of the historic late 19th-century Zelenskyy mansion in Kyiv, Kyiv Police reported on Telegram on July 23.

23 July 2024, 10:25 AM

Kyiv missile attack: 23 remain hospitalized, including three children

Twenty-three people injured in the July 8 massive Russian missile attack on Kyiv remain in the city’s medical facilities, including three children, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram on July 18.

18 July 2024, 10:34 AM

Transformer short circuit leaves 1,000 Kyiv residents without electricity

A short circuit at a transformer substation in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District has left 1,000 customers without electricity in the evening of June 27, city Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

28 June 2024, 02:27 AM

Kyiv's new wave-shaped pedestrian bridge over the Dnipro River to Obolonskyi Island opens - photos

Kyiv has a new wave-shaped pedestrian bridge connecting Obolonskyi Island and Natalka Park, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram on May 24.

24 May 2024, 03:36 PM

Kyiv Metro announces $350 million tender for continued construction of new subway branch

Kyiv Metro has announced a tender to continue construction works on the Syrets-Pechersk line towards Vynohradar district, Kyiv municipal enterprise reported on May 13.

13 May 2024, 03:22 PM

Russian rocket attack on Kyiv: sports hall damaged, five districts report fallen debris

Debris from a downed Russian rocket have damaged a three-story sports hall in Kyiv’s Pechersk district, Kyiv City Military Administration announced on March 25.

25 March 2024, 12:57 PM

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