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Traffic chaos in Kyiv as Russian drone strikes close key bridge

Ukraine has long feared an attack on its major transportation bridges since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

02/10/2026

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European security without the US would be ‘very dangerous' - Budanov

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, the head of the Ukrainian President's Office warned against a future European security architecture without the US and outlined Kyiv’s vision for deeper defence cooperation with Europe.

01/10/2026

Europe

Ukraine hit by power cuts after Russian strikes, grid operator says

Kyiv said it was Moscow's opening salvo in an expected campaign to try to knock out heating and power as winter approaches.

01/10/2026

Europe

Ukraine's partners could access new tech to counter jet-powered drones

Countries with existing drone cooperation agreements with Kyiv could negotiate access to Ukraine’s latest technology for countering Russia’s new jet-powered drones, Kyrylo Budanov told Euronews.

30/09/2026

Europe

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill four and hit Kyiv power supply

Ensuring energy supply is critical as the cold winter months approach. Russian strikes on the sector last year cut light and heating as temperatures plunged to as low as -20C.

30/09/2026

Europe

Kyiv's digital minister: 'We want Europe to use us as an AI sandbox'

Ukraine has built a digital state under the pressure of war. Digital Minister Oksana Ferchuk tells Euronews what Europe can learn from Ukraine, from digital government and AI to cybersecurity and resilience.

29/09/2026

Ukraine

Ukraine's city of Oleshky faces starvation as Russia blocks all aid

Russia is shooting down food deliveries, confiscating supplies that reach the ground and blocking evacuation of some 2,000 residents still trapped in the occupied Kherson town, where the Council of Europe warns civilians face "a high risk of death" with no food, medicine, water or electricity.

28/09/2026

Europe

Russia strikes Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences

A Euronews reporter on the ground witnessed another attempted attack being intercepted by air defences high above the site as authorities carried out rescue operations.

28/09/2026

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Ukraine: Kharkiv apartment block hit by Russian strike, 25 injured

A Russian strike hit a nine-storey apartment block in Kharkiv early on Monday, injuring 25 people, including nine children. Emergency workers evacuated 32 residents from the damaged building, according to regional authorities.

28/09/2026

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Ukraine says Russian drones kill 14, hit Kyiv and Odesa infrastructure

Ukraine reports 14 dead and 57 injured after a massive Russian drone barrage hits Kyiv and Odesa on 27 September, damaging schools, hospitals and key infrastructure.

28/09/2026

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Russia strikes Ukraine as Putin denies plans to attack Europe

On Saturday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia had also carried out a "double strike" attack on a logistics facility serving fast-food chain McDonald’s.

26/09/2026

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Ukraine: Russian drone barrage on Kyiv kills teenage boy and wounds 20 residents

A 14-year-old boy was killed after a Russian drone tore into a 16-storey apartment block in Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district overnight on Friday 25 September 2026.

25/09/2026

Ukraine

Zelenskyy says Trump has decided to grant Ukraine Patriot licence

Kyiv has been pushing for a licence to produce Patriot interceptors domestically, arguing that they are crucial to its ability to defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks.

25/09/2026

Europe

At least eight killed in wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine

The increase in attacks, particularly on Kyiv, has prompted residents to consider contingency plans for the winter, if Russian strikes once again knock out the energy system.

24/09/2026

Europe

Russia pounds Kyiv with drones hours before Zelenskyy's UN address

Zelenskyy is in New York for the annual UN gathering as part of his diplomatic effort to shore up and recruit further international support for his country’s gruelling fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion.

23/09/2026

Ukraine

Kyiv and Washington want Ukraine war to end 'before winter': Zelenskyy

The Ukrainian president added that he had just finished a "positive and productive meeting with President Trump" in New York on Tuesday.

22/09/2026

Europe

Russia and Ukraine trade strikes as Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump

Zelenskyy began his New York visit by meeting US senators, thanking them for what he called strong bipartisan support and for recently passing a tougher Russian sanctions bill that Trump has signed into law.

22/09/2026

Europe

Ukraine's literary future uncertain as Russian strikes destroy books

More than 13 million books, a third of the country’s annual print run, were destroyed in two months this summer, causing at least €34.2 million in damage, the Ministry of Culture said.

22/09/2026

Europe

Russian drones slam southern Ukraine after Kyiv's weekend barrage

The war's relentless daily attacks underscore the absence of any significant progress in diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting, more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbour.

21/09/2026

Ukraine

UN condemns 'shocking pattern' of sexual violence by Russia in Ukraine

Russia was added in May to the UN Secretary-General's list of countries credibly suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict — codified into international law decades ago as war crimes and crimes against humanity.

19/09/2026

Europe

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill at least 11 and injure dozens

The Ukrainian air force reported that Russian forces had fired two “Zircon” missiles as well as 174 drones at Ukraine overnight.

19/09/2026

Europe

Russia launches fresh attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it has been informed of the strike on the Kursk nuclear power plant and said it was not on fire despite being operational at the time

18/09/2026

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Russian drones devastate shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia city

A Russian strike has hit a shopping complex in Zaporizhzhia, injuring one person and sparking a fire that spread across more than 10,000 square metres, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.

18/09/2026

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War in Ukraine: Odesa and Sumy suffer fires and casualties in new Russian attacks

Russia struck the Ukrainian cities of Odesa and Sumy on 16 September, sparking fires and damaging homes and other buildings, according to Ukrainian emergency services and local officials.

17/09/2026

Europe

Five killed in Russian drone strike on bus in southern Ukraine

The United Nations says civilian deaths in Ukraine are running at their highest level since the first months of the war.

16/09/2026

Europe

Five killed and over a dozen injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine

It comes as a Ukrainian unit launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces near the city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, according to the unit's commander.

15/09/2026