10498 visitors online
In recent weeks, the Kyiv region has been under continuous threat from Russian aerial attacks, highlighting ongoing security challenges. On August 31, Russian drones were detected over the region, prompting robust responses from Ukrainian air defenses. Similarly, a grueling, prolonged assault was observed on August 30, causing significant damage to homes and the local railway network. Notably, the SSU's diligent efforts led to the apprehension of three individuals orchestrating arsons targeting Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles. Additionally, strategic operations prevented further missile damage as air defense units actively engaged incoming threats, proving crucial in minimizing casualties and infrastructural devastation. These events underscore the persistent peril the Kyiv region faces amid relentless foreign aggression.

What measures are taken against drone attacks in Kyiv region?

Kyiv region's defense forces actively engage in intercepting enemy drones using advanced radar and interception technologies. The air defense systems have consistently reported success in neutralizing incoming threats, safeguarding civilians and infrastructure from potential damage and casualties.

How long do air raid alerts typically last in Kyiv region?

Air raid alerts in Kyiv region can vary significantly in duration, with some lasting several hours. These alerts are essential for ensuring the safety of residents, allowing them to seek shelter during potential missile or drone attacks, thereby minimizing casualties.

What impact do these attacks have on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv region?

The assaults have caused substantial damage to civilian infrastructure, including residential homes and critical public services such as railways. Efforts to rebuild and reinforce structures continue as authorities work to restore normalcy amid ongoing threats.

How have local authorities responded to recent attacks in Kyiv region?

Local authorities have maintained stringent security measures, including constant monitoring of air space and rapid deployment of emergency services. They work closely with national defense units to ensure timely responses and mitigate impacts on civilian lives and properties.

What is the role of SSU in mitigating threats in Kyiv region?

The SSU plays a crucial role in security operations by identifying and detaining individuals involved in actions that threaten regional stability. Their collaborative efforts with police forces aim to preempt potential risks and address criminal activities undermining national security.

show details

News Kyyivska region

Five more cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Kyiv, - mayor Five more cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Kyiv, - mayor As of 12:00 p.m., on March 31, 107 cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infection were recorded in Kyiv; five new cases have been detected over the last 24 hours. 7 893 3 Previously in trend: Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

Another 20 cases of Covid-19 infection spotted in Kyiv Another 20 cases of Covid-19 infection spotted in Kyiv During the past 24 hours, 20 cases of coronavirus infection spotted in Kyiv as the Public Health Center of the Healthcare Ministry of Ukraine reported. 4 367 6 Previously in trend: Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

Kyiv region imposes state of emergency over coronavirus Kyiv region imposes state of emergency over coronavirus Kyiv region has imposed the state of emergency over the coronavirus. 15 639 81 Previously in trend: Coronavirus from China Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

Zelenskyi dismisses head of Kyiv Regional State Administration Zelenskyi dismisses head of Kyiv Regional State Administration President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has dismissed Oleksii Chernyshov as head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration. 2 739 17 Ukrainian Politics

Three year old child shot dead in Kyiv when a crossover came under fire Three year old child shot dead in Kyiv when a crossover came under fire Deputy of Kyiv City Council was driving the car, his son is dead 54 576 331 Incidents

Unknown woman kidnaps baby in Kyiv region, police introduces amber alert. PHOTO Unknown woman kidnaps baby in Kyiv region, police introduces amber alert. PHOTO In the village of Kotsiubynske, Kyiv region, on Wednesday morning, an unknown woman abducted a 3-month-old baby from her mother and went in an unknown direction by car, the regional police said. 8 504 18 Incidents

Five wounded in armed conflict at Odesa-Kyiv highway. VIDEO&PHOTOS Five wounded in armed conflict at Odesa-Kyiv highway. VIDEO&PHOTOS Unknowns attacked the road control point for the weight of trucks on the highway Odesa-Kyiv and started shooting. 26 399 252 Incidents

Gas blast demolishes part of apartment block in Kyiv region, - State Emergency Service. VIDEO&PHOTOS Gas blast demolishes part of apartment block in Kyiv region, - State Emergency Service. VIDEO&PHOTOS The third, fourth and fifth floors of a five-storey apartment block on Sadova Street in the town of Fastiv, the Kyiv region, collapsed due to supposed gas explosion early on Friday. 60 988 125 Incidents

Poroshenko appoints Tereshchuk new governor of Kyiv region Poroshenko appoints Tereshchuk new governor of Kyiv region President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko appointed Oleksandr Tereshchuk the new head of Kyiv Regional State Administration. 5 723 53 Kyiv News

Fatal car crash near Irpin: four people killed, three more in serious condition. PHOTOS (Warning! Viewer discretion strongly advised!) Fatal car crash near Irpin: four people killed, three more in serious condition. PHOTOS (Warning! Viewer discretion strongly advised!) Four persons died on the spot and three others were taken to hospital in critical condition after two cars collided on Novoirpinske highway in Kyiv’s larger area late on Sunday, Aug. 19. 22 570 62 Incidents

Farewell ceremony for Ukraine’s national hero Levko Lukianenko held in Kyiv’s larger area. PHOTOS Farewell ceremony for Ukraine’s national hero Levko Lukianenko held in Kyiv’s larger area. PHOTOS Today, July 9, people gathered in Khotiv village, Kyiv’s larger area, to pay last tribute to famous Ukrainian dissident, political prisoner, ex-MP, co-author of the act declaring Ukraine's independence, Hero of Ukraine awardee Levko Lukianenko. 1 201 0 Incidents

Crimea-based village ex-deputy head involved in peninsula occupation exposed hiding in Kyiv region, - SBU Crimea-based village ex-deputy head involved in peninsula occupation exposed hiding in Kyiv region, - SBU Operatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained former deputy chairman of the Olenevka village council (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea), who joined the occupiers, assisted the Russian occupying authorities to hold illegal referendums, and took part in illegal elections on the temporarily occupied peninsula. 20 737 68 Incidents

Last tribute to soldier Syvko killed in Donbas Feb. 25 to be paid in Kyiv’s larger area today. PHOTO Last tribute to soldier Syvko killed in Donbas Feb. 25 to be paid in Kyiv’s larger area today. PHOTO The farewell ceremony for Oleksandr Syvko, a member of the 95th separate assault airborne brigade, born in 1998, will be held in the village of Piskivka, the Borodianka district of Kyiv’s larger area on Feb. 27 at noon. 6 503 5 Incidents

Irpin Mayor Karpliuk indicted on several criminal charges, - PGO Irpin Mayor Karpliuk indicted on several criminal charges, - PGO Kyiv region’s prosecutor Dmytro Chibisov brought indictment against Irpin Mayor Volodymyr Karpliuk on several criminal charges. 11 047 17 Previously in trend: Irpin and Bucha mayors case

About 100 trucks remain snowbound between Cherkasy and Kyiv regions since yesterday, Interior Minister Avakov says. PHOTOS About 100 trucks remain snowbound between Cherkasy and Kyiv regions since yesterday, Interior Minister Avakov says. PHOTOS The Interior Ministry personnel were sent to the border between Cherkasy and Kyiv regions to rescue more than 100 trucks that still remain stuck in snow piles. 10 535 44 Incidents

яцюк Soldier Ruslan Yatsiuk brutally murdered in Brovary town. PHOTOS On Oct. 21, at about 4 a.m., a message of a man's body lying near the central entrance to the knitting factory was received by the duty officer of the Brovary police station. The dead man turned out to be Ruslan Yatsiuk, a soldier of Ukraine's army 11th Battalion "Kyiv Rus". 176 634 60 Incidents

полывяный Kyivoblenerho head Polivianyi killed in burglary attack, - police On Sunday, Sept. 24, at around 8 p.m., unknown persons attacked the home of Kyivoblenerho head and caused bodily harm to the owner and his wife. The man died of received injuries. 190 188 545 Incidents

сбу SBU raided house of Kyiv regional leader of Batkivshchyna party Bondariev within fraud case, - press officer The Security Service of Ukraine conducted investigative activities in home of the head of Kyiv regional office of Batkivshchyna party Kostiantyn Bondariev. 26 192 266 Ukrainian Politics

дтп Seven people killed in car crash in Kyiv larger area, including two children The seventh casualty, an eight-year-old girl, died in a hospital next morning. 83 357 102 Incidents

ружье Two wood rangers shot dead in Kyiv region, - police Unidentified persons have shot dead two servicemen of Semypolky forestry (Boryspilsky district of the Kyiv region). 64 260 87 Incidents

избиение Head of Kotsiubynske territorial election committee Demchenko beaten by 'titushkas'; prosecutor general says will control investigation. PHOTO Head of territorial election committee (TEC) Liudmyla Demchenko was beaten by paid criminals known as 'titushkas' in the yard of her own house in Kotsiubynske, the Kyiv region. 139 107 201 Ukrainian Politics

митинг цирк Circus bear attacked spectators in Kyiv region. VIDEO 18+ The emergency occurred during a circus performance in the town of Bila Tserkva, the Kyiv region. 74 351 106 Incidents

пожар на свалке Garbage dump in Kyiv’s larger area caught fire, - State Emergency Service. PHOTOS Garbage stored at the authorized dumpsite near the village of Novi Petrivtsi in Kyiv’s larger area caught fire today, May 17. The landfill is run by the municipal enterprise of the Vyshhorod District State Administration. 11 493 45 Incidents

березань Large-scale fire broke out at factory in Berezan. VIDEO A cloth factory caught fire in the city of Berezan in the Kyiv region. 18 737 14 Incidents

мвд No charges brought against homeowner who shot dead armed robber in Kyiv area, - Interior Ministry. VIDEO+PHOTOS Spokesperson for the Interior Ministry Artem Shevchenko said that use of excessive force in self-defense that was entered into the Unified Registry of pre-trial investigations after a house owner shot dead an armed robber in Kyiv’s larger area was common practice in police work. 109 298 229 Incidents

перестрелка нацполиция княжичи Kniazhychi operation leadership may face charges of premeditated murder, - Lutsenko The leaders of the operation in Kniazhychi village, the Kyiv region, which resulted in a skirmish between law enforcers leaving five people shot dead, may be additionally indicted for premeditated murder. 28 291 100 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

заключение Obukhiv district administration ex-members got four years in prison for land fraud in Kyiv region, - prosecutor general Two ex-members of the Obukhiv District State Administration charged with land fraud in Kyiv larger area were sentenced to four years in prison. 12 686 26 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

земля Ex-Interior Ministry Zakharchenko's tract outside Kyiv taken back by state, - prosecutor's office. PHOTO The Economic Court of Kyiv region has ruled to reinstate the state ownership of the land in the village of Pidhirtsi, illegally obtained by Ukraine's ex-interior minister. 13 392 17 Ukrainian Politics

перестрелка нацполиция княжичи Security Police Chief Budnyk on Kniazhychi tragedy: "Our serviceman fired Kalashnikov through car door" Security Police Chief Serhii Budnyk dwelt on the progress in the probe of the Kniazhychi shootout which killed five law enforcers, including two State Guard Service officers. 116 465 148 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

перестрелка Commanders in charge of Kniazhychi special operation were in restaurant during shootout, - Lutsenko Commanders in charge of the special operation in Kniazhychi were in a restaurant during the shootout when several policemen were killed. 124 598 262 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

перестрелка PGO received full video of tragic events in Kniazhychi, - Lutsenko Prosecutor General Office has received the full video of a shooting between police officers in Kniazhychi. 77 178 176 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

перестрелка Two more suspects in Kniazhychi shooting case detained, - Interior Ministry spokesperson The police have detained two more suspected members of the gang that was plotting a robbery in Kniazhychi, the Kyiv region, where five police servicemen were killed on Dec. 4. 55 257 172 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

суд Members of Kniazhychi crime gang arrested by court for 60 days The Shevchenko district court of Kyiv has arrested six members of the crime gang which planned a robbery in the village of Kniazhychi in the Kyiv region and whose apprehension left five police officers dead. 34 091 122 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

прокуратура KORD officers were the first to open fire upon policemen in Kniazhychi, - PGO The Kyiv region prosecutor's office launched criminal investigation under article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("intended killing) into the homicide of police officers in Kniazhychi on Dec. 4. 105 418 243 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

полицейские княжичи Ministry of Internal Affairs announced names of policemen killed in Kniazhychi shooting. PHOTOS The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) announced the names of the National Police officers who died in the shooting in the village of Kniazhychi (the Kyiv region). 198 752 237 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

My condolences to families of fallen police officers, - Poroshenko on tragedy in Kniazhychi The president believes that the causes of accident must be examined and those guilty of death of the policemen must be found. 34 365 142 Ukrainian Politics

перестрелка Five people dead: policemen shot each other trying to apprehend serial robbers in Kyiv region. PHOTOS Five police officers were killed in the village of Kniazhychi (26 km from Kyiv) last night. 410 685 983 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting

памятник "29 names engraved here. 15 of them marked in our heart - Ilovaisk," - monument honoring Donbas-killed police officers unveiled in Kyiv region. VIDEO A monument commemorating police officers who were killed in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the Donbas has been unveiled in the Kyiv region. 9 492 11 Previously in trend: War

боеприпасы Vast number of weapons and ammunition found in underground bunker near Kyiv. PHOTOS+VIDEO (updated) The members of Kyiv Prosecutor's Office in conjunction with Cyber-crime and Criminal Investigation Departments of the National Police of Ukraine discovered an underground storage facility with an enormous number of weapons and ammunition in Kyiv’s uptown. 329 568 528 Incidents

Contest committee elects Oleksandr Horhan Kyiv region governor The Contest Committee for Senior Government Officials selected Oleksandr Horhan the chairman of Kyiv Regional State Administration. 8 787 16 Kyiv News

школа Wall of Vasylkiv school building collapses, no casualties reported. PHOTOS A wall of a secondary school has collapsed in Vasylkiv city, the Kyiv region. 44 605 75 Incidents

убийство киевщина Caparol Ukraine CEO shot dead in Kyiv area, - media. PHOTOS According to various media reports, CEO of the Ukrainian branch of Germany-based paint producer Caparol was shot dead in the village of Krushynka in the Kyiv region’s Vasylkiv district. 152 134 113 Incidents

дтп киевщина Three people killed in car accident near Kyiv. PHOTOS Three people died as a car rammed into a minibus in the Kyiv region. 30 586 22 Incidents

мельничук максим Former head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Melnychuk escaped during arrest of accomplice, - Avakov Former head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Maksym Melnychuk escaped during the arrest of his accomplice and might be put on the wanted list. 81 550 159 Previously in trend: Corruption in Kyiv Regional State Administration

Poroshenko dismisses head of Kyiv Regional State Administration Maksym Melnychuk The governor was fired according to his letter of resignation. 20 294 61 Ukrainian Politics

взятка мельничук Kyiv deputy governor Liubko nabbed accepting 200,000 hryvnia in bribe, - Avakov. PHOTOS Kyiv Regional State Administration Deputy Head Ihor Liubko has been exposed as being on the take. 90 473 143 Previously in trend: Grafters

титушки Unknowns tried to raid enterprise near Kyiv: one killed, one injured A company located in the village of Kriukivshchyna outside Kyiv has been assaulted by unknown persons. 100 145 114 Previously in trend: Police workdays

школа Colorful school of future opened doors in Putrivka village. PHOTOS A unique brightly painted school, which looks more like a modern art space rather than an average Ukrainian school, opened its doors Sept. 1 in Putrivka village outside Kyiv. 65 348 138 Society