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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 is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center in Eastern Europe.
5 days ago · Kyiv (Kiev), chief city and capital of Ukraine. As the center of Kyivan (Kievan) Rus, the first eastern Slavic state, it acquired the title ‘Mother of Rus Cities.’ It was severely damaged during World War II, but the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991 renewed its status as a major European capital.
Ukraine, Europe. In the beginning there was Kyiv. Long before Ukraine and Russia existed, the city's inhabitants were already striding up and down the green hills, idling hot afternoons away on the Dnipro River and promenading along Khreshchatyk – then a stream, now the main avenue.
4 days ago · 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.
Feb 26, 2022 · Russian assaults on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, have been met with fierce resistance as the Ukrainian military says it fought off several attacks. The military said in a Facebook post early on...
Ukraine says 57 people were killed as Russian troops launch full-scale invasion, closing in on the capital, Kyiv.
Ukraine, country located in eastern Europe, the second largest on the continent after Russia. The capital is Kyiv, located on the Dnieper River in north-central Ukraine. A fully independent Ukraine emerged only late in the 20th century, after long periods of successive domination by
Apr 2, 2022 · Kyiv is the ultimate prize for Russia: the heart of Ukraine, and the seat of a government it has sought to replace. For weeks, Russian troops have pressed in on the city from both sides of...
Kyiv (also spelled Kiev) 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, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Oct 31, 2022 · Ukraine says Russia has launched a wave of missile attacks across the country including in the capital, Kyiv, where two explosions were heard. Kyiv’s mayor says parts of the capital are without...
