Russian attack on Kyiv cuts power to half of city and leaves two dead

29 novembre 2025 à 14:24

Missile and drone attacks come amid Moscow’s campaign to break Ukrainian civil resistance by attacking energy grid

Two people were killed and 37 were injured by a Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital that cut power to the western half of the city, leaving at least 500,000 residents without electricity.

Nearly 600 drones and 36 rockets were fired into the country in an attack that its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said highlighted Ukraine’s need for western help with air defence, as well as other financial and political support.

Zelenskyy’s top aide quits after anti-corruption searches of his home

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Par :Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv

28 novembre 2025 à 18:47

Ukrainian president announces departure of Andriy Yermak, who was leading peace talks with US

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff and closest ally, Andriy Yermak, has resigned after Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies conducted searches at his apartment earlier today.

The abrupt departure of the aide, who had been leading the latest round of the delicate peace negotiations with the US, was announced by the Ukrainian president in a late-afternoon social media video on Friday.

US deal must punish Russia war crimes, says Ukraine’s Nobel peace prize winner

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Par :Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv

27 novembre 2025 à 13:06

Oleksandra Matviichuk warns any amnesty could encourage authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours

Any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine that includes an amnesty for war crimes could encourage other authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours, Ukraine’s only Nobel peace prize winner has warned.

Oleksandra Matviichuk said the leaked 28-point US-Russia plan did not account for “the human dimension” and she supported President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s efforts to rewrite it in dialogue with White House.

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