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Russia carried out large-scale strikes on Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting energy infrastructure and housing and killing at least 20 people, according to a first assessment. Kiev accuses Moscow of intensifying attacks on the capital, which is targeted almost daily.
A mesh, like those used in locations closer to the front, has been placed on the North Bridge, one of the four attacked by Kremlin troops in recent days.
After an exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron reiterated "the full support of France" in Kiev while Russia warned on Sunday that it would "intensify" its strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kiev on Sunday to provide support and a new promise of financial assistance to Ukraine. This visit takes place at a time when the Ukrainian capital is facing a resurgence of Russian attacks, which targeted a bridge for the fourth day in a row.
The war in Ukraine is once again targeting civil and cultural infrastructure. The Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences in Kiev was recently hit by a Russian attack that left victims and significant damage. During a visit to the site, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz asked Moscow to stop the attacks and move towards the end of the war. However, the bombing continues, including further attacks on strategic infrastructure. From Kiev, President Volodímir Zelenski described Russia as a "barbarian" country, although he highlighted the support of "out allies
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kiev on Sunday 4 October to provide his support and a new promise of financial assistance to Ukraine as the capital faced an upsurge in Russian attacks, which targeted a bridge for the fourth day in a row.
Kremlin claims to continue its offensive on the capital and urges the community delegation to leave Ukraine
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kiev on Sunday for a demonstration of support for Ukraine at a time when the capital is facing an upsurge in Russian attacks, which once again targeted a bridge. The details of Gulliver Cragg, correspondent of France 24 in Ukraine.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kiev on Sunday for a surprise visit, following a warning from Moscow calling on foreigners to leave the Ukrainian capital. Shortly after his arrival, a Russian strike hit the North Bridge in the Ukrainian capital. Follow live the events in Ukraine.
Gulliver Cragg, correspondent of France 24 in Kiev, returns to Friedrich Merz' surprise visit to Ukraine, in a context of strong tensions with Moscow. He gave an update on the challenges of this move and Germany's support for Ukraine.
The Russian Government is increasing its attacks on Ukrainian civilian and military infrastructure, while warning diplomatic personnel to leave Kiev in the face of a massive attack. Ukrainian air defences shot down dozens of Russian drones, but this has not stopped the new Russian attacks, with increasingly powerful and fast drones, including reaction models that are more difficult to intercept.
The bridges across the Dniéper River have become the most recent target of Russian attacks in Kiev, while the Russian Foreign Ministry calls on foreigners to leave the Ukrainian capital. President Volodímir Zelenski points out intelligence reports that show a "new doctrine" ordered by his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to bomb "roads, schools and hospitals." Meanwhile, Donald Trump is looking for the peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine to include oil pacts with Moscow, according to 'The New York Times'.
Russia once again called on diplomats and foreigners in Kiev to leave the city on Saturday, 3 October, warning that its forces will continue to carry out "massive reprisals" against the Ukrainian capital, repeatedly targeted for weeks. A new large bridge was struck there on Saturday morning after a Friday day marked by huge traffic jams in much of the city, created by several Russian drone attacks on another structure to cross the Dnieper. Analysis by David Delos, international columnist at Fra
The Kremlin states that it will continue its offensive in the Ukrainian capital, which lives in a "dramatic" situation, according to local authorities
Russian strikes hit a major Kiev bridge on Saturday, the North Bridge, a few days after the attack on the South Bridge, announced the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko. The point with France 24 correspondent in Kiev, Gulliver Cragg.
A large bridge in the Ukrainian capital was hit by Russian strikes, the second in a few days. After the South Bridge, targeted on Thursday and Friday, the North Bridge suffered damage on Saturday, including on the trolleybus roadway and cables. In parallel, Moscow once again called on foreigners to leave Kiev and threatened new "massive reprisal strikes".
Kiev's unilateral revelation of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea broke, according to South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, a confidentiality agreement. He warned on Friday that Seoul will take "other measures" if Kiev refuses to offer an official apology.
A Russian air attack killed two people in Kiv after a residential building was hit, said the Ukrainian capital authorities on Telegram on Friday. Yesterday, the south bridge over the Dnieper was also targeted, causing fires in the capital. Follow our direct.
In a conversation at a newly bombed school this Thursday, the president claims that Moscow seeks "for Ukrainians to leave the capital"
Two Russian drones struck on Thursday a major Kiev bridge over the Dnieper River and connecting the east and west of the city, announced the mayor, in a context of sharp intensification of the Moscow strikes on the Ukrainian capital.
