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Kyiv comes under attack but Russia insists it still wants peace talks
CGTN
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August 28, 2025
Fire and smoke rise in the city after Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. /Vladyslav Sodel/Reuters Fire and smoke rise in the city after Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. /Vladyslav...
Kyiv residents fatalistic but defiant as city again comes under mass air attack
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
It was a deadly moment that unfortunately came as no surprise. At about 3am the unmistakable crump of explosions could be heard across Kyiv, enough to wake up tens of thousands and leave them contemplating whether to head for shelter or hope for...
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate recognized as affiliated with Russian Orthodox Church
Ukrinform
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August 28, 2025
The State Service for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience (SSEFC) has recognized the Kyiv Metropolis of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) as affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). According to Ukrinform, this was...
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies supplying drones to Libya
The Libya Observer
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The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has denied claims made by a Russian official that Kyiv had sent drones and trainers to Libya and other African countries to coordinate terrorist attacks. In a statement reported by the Ukrainian Embassy in Libya, the...
Ukraine: Toddler among four children killed in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv
UN News
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August 28, 2025
The youngest victim of the bombing raid was two-and-a-half years old, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which released video footage showing smoke billowing from a Kyiv apartment block with a massive hole where its roof had been....
Kyiv reporter shows devastating impact of missiles from Moscow as ‘strikes get worse’ after peace talks
GB News
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August 28, 2025
A correspondent reporting from Ukraine’s capital has described the "devastating" aftermath of Thursday’s missile attacks, with rescue teams searching for survivors amid widespread destruction. “It’s heavily damaged. I don’t know if you can see,...
Ukraine summoned the Hungarian ambassador over the entry ban on Commander Brovdi.
Mezha
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August 28, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine summoned the Hungarian ambassador and handed him a protest note over the entry ban for the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi. Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga, on X, described this...
Ukraine unable to recruit young soldiers as average troop age hits 44 years — expert
TASS
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August 28, 2025
MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. Young men in Ukraine prefer to move abroad rather than sign contracts to join the army, so Kiev won’t be able to lower the average troop age, Viktor Taran, head of a drone operator training center, said. "People will...
Ukraine will be represented at the Oscars by the film “2000 Meters to Andriivka”
Babel
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The documentary film "2000 Meters to Andriivka" directed by Mstyslav Chernov will represent Ukraine at the 98th Academy Awards in the category "Best International Feature Film". This was reported by the Ukrainian Oscar Committee. The film tells...
Ukraine, allies fail to prepare security guarantees draft by weekend
TASS
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August 28, 2025
MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. Ukraine and its Western allies have announced that the long-promised security guarantee agreement draft will not be finalized by the end of this week, contrary to their original plans. Instead, they now intend to...
Media: Russian drones fly over US arms supply routes in Germany
Babel
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Russia or its allies are launching reconnaissance drones over the routes the United States and its allies use to transport military supplies through eastern Germany. This is stated in an investigation by The New York Times and the German media...
Media: Russians are flying drones over US military cargo routes in Germany
European Pravda
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Russia or its proxies are launching reconnaissance drones over routes used by the United States and its allies to transport military cargo through eastern Germany. As reported by The New York Times, some US and other Western officials say the...
Kyiv hit by ‘massive’ Russian missile, drone attack, officials say, with 18 killed
My Clallam County - Washington State
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August 28, 2025
Rescuers work at the site of a residential building hit by a Russian missile on August 28, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine came under a major combined missile and drone...
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Urged Western Countries To Transfer Long-range Weapons To The AFU
Charter 97
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2 Russia is a terrorist state. Another massive shelling of Ukraine by Russian troops shows that Russia completely disregards the efforts of the world community to restore a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace. A corresponding statement...
Kyiv Drone and Missile Attack Damages City Center Media and Bookstores
Mezha
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August 28, 2025
In the night leading up to August 28, Kyiv experienced a large-scale attack by Russian forces using drones and missiles, resulting in damage to several facilities in the city center: media offices, the Readeat bookstore and KnigoLand, as well as...
Kyiv resident films moments after rocket hits residential building – video
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
Russian airstrikes on Kyiv killed at least 18 people, including four children, in the deadliest night raid on the Ukrainian capital since the Alaska summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. A five-storey block of flats in the eastern...
Russian missiles damage office of EU mission to Ukraine during mass attack on Kyiv
Gwara Media
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August 28, 2025
UKRAINE, KYIV, Aug 28 — During the night strike on August 28, Russia damaged the building where the EU mission to Ukraine’s office is based, said Andrii Sybiha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Over the night on August 28, Russian...
The film ‘2000 Meters to Andriyivka’ will represent Ukraine at the 2025 Oscars.
Mezha
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August 28, 2025
Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov announced that his documentary film “2000 Meters to Andriivka” will represent Ukraine at the Oscars ceremony this year. He emphasized the sense of responsibility and honor that accompany such a moment for Ukrainian...
Ukraine picks '2,000 Meters to Andriivka' as its 2026 Oscars contender
The Kyiv Independent
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August 28, 2025
The Ukrainian film "2,000 Meters to Andriivka," directed by journalist Mstyslav Chernov, has been selected to compete for the Best International Feature Film at the 2026 Oscars, the Ukrainian Oscar Committee announced on Aug. 28. "This is an...
Russian attack kills 18 in Kyiv, unleashes new international fury
FOX 40 - New York
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Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 18 people, including four children, in an attack the US warned undermines peace efforts. Russia has rained down aerial attacks...