Kyiv - Wikipedia
Kyiv (also Kiev) [a] is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River . As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2,952,301, [ 2 ] making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. [ 11 ]
Kyiv | Points of Interest, Map, Facts, & History | Britannica
2 天之前 · Kyiv, chief city and capital of Ukraine. A port on the Dnieper (Dnipro) River and a large railroad junction, it is a city with an ancient and proud history. As the centre of Kyivan (Kievan) Rus, the first eastern Slavic state, 1,000 years ago, it acquired the title “Mother of Rus Cities.”
At least one killed and several embassies damaged in ‘barbaric
2024年12月20日 · At least one person has been killed and several embassies have been damaged in an early morning Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. The Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed ...
A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles ...
2024年12月20日 · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian attack Friday on a town in Russia’s Kursk border region using U.S.-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child, a senior local official said. The attack came hours after Ukrainian authorities said a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv killed at least one person and wounded 13.. Moscow claimed the Kyiv strike was in response to a Ukrainian ...
Russia Advances, Ukraine Struggles, The War Turns Grimmer For Kyiv
1 天前 · Beset by mud, cold and relentless Russian assaults, Ukrainian troops are struggling. South of the crossroads city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv’s commanders are watching Russian units advance, with ...
2 killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv, says Ukraine
2 天之前 · KYIV – Russia launched a New Year’s Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Jan 1, killing two people, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, the ...
Kyiv - Ancient Capital, Slavic Culture, Kievan Rus | Britannica
2 天之前 · Kyiv, with its good defensive site on the high river bluffs and as the centre of a rich agricultural area and a group of early Slavic towns, began to gain importance. About 882 Oleg (Oleh), the ruler of Novgorod, captured Kyiv and made it his capital, the centre of the first East Slavic state, Kyivan (Kievan) Rus.
Ukraine war latest: 'Extremely fierce battles' as Kyiv's troops try to ...
2023年6月14日 · Ukraine's counter-offensive has led to some advances and "extremely fierce battles", a minister in Kyiv has said Hanna Maliar said soldiers advanced by 200m to 500m towards Bakhmut , and 300m...
Ukraine will not go unpunished, Russia says after drone attacks
2023年8月30日 · Two security guards here in Kyiv were killed, but there are no reports of significant damage. Ukraine’s air defences now have an impressive record of thwarting Russian air attacks.
Kyiv - New World Encyclopedia
From 1934, Kiev was the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. During World War II, the city suffered significant damage, but recovered, remaining the third largest city of the Soviet Union, to become, after independence in 1991, the capital of Ukraine.