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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicKyiv

Topic: Kyiv

Russian attack on Ukrainian aid distribution point in Zaporizhzhia killed four, says Kyiv

Regional Governor Yuriy Malashko said a guided aviation bomb was used in the attack on a school building being used as an aid distribution point.

Putin says he deliberately let Wagner mutiny continue to avoid bloodshed

The statement appeared intended to draw a line under an event that numerous Western leaders saw as exposing Putin's vulnerability since invading Ukraine 16 months ago.

Three killed, eight injured in latest Russian overnight airstrike on Ukraine

Kyiv military administration said the damage on Saturday was caused by fragments from a downed missile and that air defences had shot down more than 20 missiles around the city.

Russia says Ukrainian offensive thwarted at 5 points in Donetsk, Kyiv denies

Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking with 6 mechanised and 2 tank battalions on Sunday. It isn't clear if this was the start of the promised Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills 3, including 2 children; 14 injured, says Ukraine

Ukraine authorities said the impact was from shot-down cruise or ballistic missiles. The attack struck Desniansky region as well as Dniprovskiy district.

On eve of Kyiv Day, Russia launches ‘largest’ overnight drone attack on Ukrainian capital

'History of Ukraine longstanding irritant for insecure Russians,' says Zelenskyy aide after Ukrainian Air Force claims it downed 52 ‘kamikaze’ drones launched by Russia.

Explosions heard in Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities, anti-aircraft defences at work, say officials

The latest blasts were reported less than 24 hours after Kyiv said 21 people died in a Russian strike on the city of Kherson.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.