Weather
English
RocksNews

International news in seven languages

Advertisement
Advertisement

Topic

Kiev

World

Russia and Ukraine exchange new attacks with drones; Moscow negotiates with Washington

Several Ukrainian cities were the target of new Russian attacks, which impacted civilian buildings such as homes and shopping centres. On the other hand, Kiev also launched drones into Russian territory, also impacting on civilian infrastructure. The peace negotiations remain stalled, while Moscow is negotiating directly with the United States, but it regrets that Washington is making proposals conditional on the war in Ukraine.

World

War in Ukraine: Did Volodymyr Zelensky really anger South Korea?

The statements of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the transfer of two North Korean soldiers captured in Russia to South Korea resulted in a major diplomatic incident with Seoul. South Korea blames Ukraine for not being able to remain silent on this matter, which Kiev contests. But for Seoul, this is a very sensitive issue in more than one way.

Politics

Zelenski denounces new shipments of North Korean troops to Russia and satellite support from Moscow to Iran: these are the details

Ukraine's President, Volodímir Zelenski, warned that more than 8,000 North Korean military personnel are currently on Russian territory and that an additional 10,000 are being selected and prepared for possible deployment, citing new data from Kiev's intelligence services. He also accused Moscow of providing North Korea with military training and combat experience, and of transferring satellite-based images to Iran that, according to Kiev, are monitoring United States military facilities and Persian Gulf countries.

World

Zelenski unleashes tension with Seoul by revealing the transfer of North Korean prisoners

Ukraine revealed to the UN General Assembly the transfer to South Korea of two North Korean soldiers captured during the war with Russia, a decision announced by President Volodímir Zelenski that unleashed a diplomatic dispute between Kiev and Seoul. The South Korean authorities accused Ukraine of making public an operation which they claim was subject to a confidentiality agreement.

World

New Russian and Ukrainian strikes, at least 16 dead in both camps

At least 16 people were killed on Saturday in strikes in Russia and Ukraine, according to local authorities, in a context of intensified attacks between the two countries. Civilians are among the victims, including, on the Ukrainian side, in Zaporijia, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk and Kiev.

Advertisement
Politics

Zelenski claims Trump made the "final decision" to grant Ukraine a licence for Patriot missiles

The President of the United States. United States, Donald Trump, told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodímir Zelenski, that he made a "final decision" to grant Kiev the license to manufacture Patriot air defence missiles, as stated on Friday by the Ukrainian leader. The confirmation came during the last meeting between the two leaders, ending a period of uncertainty following a series of changes of position on the matter.

World

War in Ukraine: series of Russian strikes in the Odessa region

A Russian drone hit a building in the centre of the capital, on Friday morning, 25 September, killing a child, while another attack killed one in the Odessa area, the Ukrainian authorities announced. According to police, a 14-year-old boy was killed and at least seven others were injured in a Russian drone attack on a 16-storey residential building in Kiev. The explanations of Gulliver Cragg, correspondent France 24 in Kiev.

World

Russian attacks leave several dead in Kiev and Járkiv while Ukraine fears a difficult winter

Civilians died in Kiev and Járkiv after a new wave of Russian attacks. In Járkiv, a bombing of a farm left at least six dead and a dozen injured; in Kiev, a ballistic missile attack killed two people and damaged maternity, housing and energy infrastructure. Ukraine is preparing for a difficult winter, while Russian Chancellor Sergei Lavrov said Moscow "will not pause" in the war.

World

Russia strikes Kiev and Járkiv as Ukraine prepares for a difficult winter

Eight people died in Russian attacks on Ukraine in the morning: six in a farm in the Járkiv region and two in Kiev, hit by ballistic missiles, according to Zelenski and local authorities. The bombing also reached energy infrastructure, while the population is planning another winter marked by the risk of electricity and heating cuts.

Politics

Russia attacks Kiev with drones hours after Zelenski-Trump meeting

Russia's new attacks on Ukraine. Drones hit several points in Kiev with objectives in railway infrastructure, warehouses and service stations. The attack occurred hours after President Volodímir Zelenski met with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, to talk about peace efforts. On the streets, civilians have no expectations of an alleged peace. For its part, Ukraine had beaten 38 energy nodes in Crimea and other areas.

World

War in Ukraine: Russian missiles kill several people in Kiev

Kiev was once again the target of Russian missiles on Thursday. President Zelensky deplores the death of at least two people and states that "civil infrastructure, housing buildings, maternity, energy facilities and logistical infrastructure" have been affected. Prime Minister Koretsky reported six deaths in a Russian drone attack on a farm in the Kharkiv area.

World

War in Ukraine: underground school and daily warning sirens

For the moment, Russia does not seem ready to end the war in Ukraine. News hits on Wednesday, 23 September against service stations in Kiev killing two people. While the capital faces daily attacks, the school continues for children who live at the rate of bombs.

Advertisement
World

Kiev and Washington want war to stop "before the winter", says Volodymyr Zelensky

Referring to "a productive meeting with Donald Trump" on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Ukrainian President said that their two countries wanted the war with Russia to end "before the winter". They discussed "potential stages of de-escalation that could pave the way for diplomacy," but also "an energy moratorium," says Zelensky.

World

Ukraine launched more than a thousand drones to Russia; Moscow accuses Kiev of trying to disrupt the elections

According to the mayor of Moscow, hundreds of Ukrainian drones launched an unprecedented offensive against the Russian capital and nearby regions. Although most were intercepted, several managed to evade air defence and hit residential buildings. The attack takes place in the midst of an intensification of offensives on both sides: in Kiev, Russian shelling left several dead, while Moscow accuses Ukraine of trying to disrupt the elections.

Topic: Kiev | RocksNews