Vitali Klitschko

Explosions were heard in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Friday, its mayor said, while authorities issued countrywide air alerts as Russian missiles struck several other cities.

Explosions were heard in a central neighbourhood of Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Wednesday, mayor Vitali Klitschko said, following what appears to have been a drone attack.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Wednesday dismissed criticism by Ukraine's president about his office's preparations for a winter of Russian air strikes, saying he believed it was driven by politics and that it looked "strange".

The mayor of Kyiv, former professional boxer Vitali Klitschko, traded rhetorical punches on Sunday with Ukraine's president and his allies over how to help residents withstand power cuts.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said Wednesday that "several Russian rockets" had been downed over the capital.

Several explosions took place early on Sunday in the Shevchenkivskiy district of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app.

Shelling hit residential houses and a shopping district in Kyiv's Podil district late on Sunday, killing at least one person, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has warned of a "difficult and angerous moment" for the city as Russian forces have stepped up strikes on residential buildings.

Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko, standing amidst destroyed buildings in the capital city, recorded a video walkabout showing the devastating scenes from the Russian war against Ukraine.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko on Thursday announced an overnight curfew in Ukraine's capital as the country battled to repel a Russian invasion.

Imran Khan's anointment as Pakistan's new prime minister caps a more than two decade transformation from a World Cup winning cricket captain to a world leader, placing him in charge of a nuclear armed state. But he is not the only one to have swapped playing fields for the hustings.

City workers and volunteers have removed the last of the barricades that had blocked the main street of Ukraine's capital since protests that forced a change of government arose late last year.

The Eurovision Song Contest hit the airwaves on Saturday with its inimitable mix of glitz and politics as the Ukraine conflict and an Austrian drag queen took centre stage in the annual spectacle.

Russia said on Saturday it had "no intention" of invading eastern Ukraine, responding to Western warnings over a military buildup on the border following Moscow's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.

A Ukrainian serviceman was killed on Tuesday at a Ukrainian base that came under attack in Crimea's main town Simferopol, the first death on the peninsula from a military clash since the region came under Russian control three weeks ago.

Explosions were heard in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Friday, its mayor said, while authorities issued countrywide air alerts as Russian missiles struck several other cities.

Explosions were heard in a central neighbourhood of Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Wednesday, mayor Vitali Klitschko said, following what appears to have been a drone attack.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Wednesday dismissed criticism by Ukraine's president about his office's preparations for a winter of Russian air strikes, saying he believed it was driven by politics and that it looked "strange".

The mayor of Kyiv, former professional boxer Vitali Klitschko, traded rhetorical punches on Sunday with Ukraine's president and his allies over how to help residents withstand power cuts.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said Wednesday that "several Russian rockets" had been downed over the capital.

Several explosions took place early on Sunday in the Shevchenkivskiy district of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app.

Shelling hit residential houses and a shopping district in Kyiv's Podil district late on Sunday, killing at least one person, mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has warned of a "difficult and angerous moment" for the city as Russian forces have stepped up strikes on residential buildings.

Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko, standing amidst destroyed buildings in the capital city, recorded a video walkabout showing the devastating scenes from the Russian war against Ukraine.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko on Thursday announced an overnight curfew in Ukraine's capital as the country battled to repel a Russian invasion.

Imran Khan's anointment as Pakistan's new prime minister caps a more than two decade transformation from a World Cup winning cricket captain to a world leader, placing him in charge of a nuclear armed state. But he is not the only one to have swapped playing fields for the hustings.

City workers and volunteers have removed the last of the barricades that had blocked the main street of Ukraine's capital since protests that forced a change of government arose late last year.

The Eurovision Song Contest hit the airwaves on Saturday with its inimitable mix of glitz and politics as the Ukraine conflict and an Austrian drag queen took centre stage in the annual spectacle.

Russia said on Saturday it had "no intention" of invading eastern Ukraine, responding to Western warnings over a military buildup on the border following Moscow's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.

A Ukrainian serviceman was killed on Tuesday at a Ukrainian base that came under attack in Crimea's main town Simferopol, the first death on the peninsula from a military clash since the region came under Russian control three weeks ago.