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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.
3 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.
Aug 30, 2023 · BBC. Summary. Russia says attacks on its soil will not go "unpunished", after drone attacks hit six different regions overnight. The foreign ministry blamed Ukraine and claimed attacks so deep...
2 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.
Ukraine says 57 people were killed as Russian troops launch full-scale invasion, closing in on the capital, Kyiv.
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...
