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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Student accommodation damaged in Russian drone attack on Kyiv
Student accommodation belonging to Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv has been damaged by debris that fell from a Russian drone during the combined Russian attack on 25 May. Source: University administration Details: Four people were injured and received medical assistance at the scene. Cleanup efforts on the campus grounds Photo: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Quote from the university: "In the early hours of Sunday, debris from a downed Russian UAV fell near some of the university's student accommodation. The impact damaged a gas pipe and caused a fire to break out. Two neighbouring accommodation buildings and the university's dining hall were also damaged." The university added that the fire had been promptly contained by firefighters, preventing serious damage. None of the residents sustained burns, and the four people injured in the incident were treated by emergency medical personnel. Bomb disposal teams and police officers have inspected the premises for safety. The students affected have been offered temporary accommodation elsewhere. Cleanup efforts are ongoing in the campus grounds and the damaged buildings. Background: During the large-scale Russian attack on the night of 24-25 May, 60 people were injured and 12 killed, including three school-age children from the same family. Their parents, who were also injured, are still in hospital. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Politics
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Two children of Kyiv doctor among people killed in Russian attack on Kyiv
Russian forces launched a combined attack on Kyiv on the night of 23-24 April. The strikes have killed siblings, 21-year-old Nikita and 19-year-old Sofiia. Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Quote from Zelenskyy: "This morning, our country faced a new, large-scale Russian attack, with over 200 aerial targets: missiles, including ballistic ones, and kamikaze drones. Sadly, there is destruction and loss in our capital, in other cities, and in all regions of Ukraine. More than 80 people were injured in these strikes. A brother and sister are among the dead in Kyiv. The boy was 21 years old; the girl was 19." Details: Later, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU) clarified that the two people killed in the Russian attack were the son and daughter of Yaroslav Kozlov, a neurologist at the University Clinic of KNU. Nikita was a student at the National Transport University, while Sofiia had graduated from the Professional College of the Kyiv National University of Technology and Design. "The family of the Shevchenko University expresses its sincere condolences to Yaroslav Volodymyrovych [Kozlov]," a statement on the KNU website reads. Background: Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russian forces had launched 215 missiles, including ballistic ones, and drones on Ukraine on the night of 23-24 April. The main impact fell on Kyiv, damaging an entire residential area. The Russian attack has affected various regions, particularly Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia and Khmelnytskyi oblasts. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office reported that as of 11:00 on 24 April, eight people are confirmed to have been killed. The State Emergency Service noted that the remains of the ninth person, previously reported dead, are currently undergoing forensic examination. In total, 90 people were injured, with 44 being in hospital. Search and rescue operations are ongoing in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, where there are concerns that people may still be trapped under the rubble. Emergency workers and canine teams from the State Emergency Service are actively working at the scene. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- General
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A lonely Ukrainian stork is waiting for his girlfriend and 1000s of people are watching live
One of the more unlikely celebrities in Ukraine is a stork named Hrytsko who, on March 22, returned to his home nest in the village of Lelyaki, Poltava Oblast, to await the arrival of his girlfriend, Odarka. We know this because a livestream set up by researcher Anatoliy Podobaylo in 2023 has become something of a viral sensation in Ukraine, propelling the couple to internet fame each year when they return from their annual migration. Podobaylo, a researcher at the Department of Ecology and Zoology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and a scientific curator of the Pyryatynskyi National Park, told the Kyiv Independent that Hrytsko arrived this year "with a squawk." "Ten minutes after his arrival, he started to clean up the place. Shortly after he arrived, he visited one of his neighbors, a beekeeper, to see how things were going," he added. Hrytsko has been nesting in Lelyaki since 2019. Villagers there are fond of him, coming to visit and feeding him from time to time, Podobaylo said. In Ukraine, a stork is considered to be a symbol of prosperity, family, happiness, well-being, and of the country itself. But those watching on the livestream are waiting for one thing in particular — the arrival of Odarka. Hrytsko spent March 22 and 23 alone in the nest but with hundreds of people watching him live at any one time. One user even wrote that watching how Hrutsko is getting on is part of her "morning routine." For most of March 24, Hrutsko was still solo, bracing himself against the wind and occasionally flying off to run stork errands. Then around 6 p.m., another stork arrived. The Kyiv Independent contacted Podobaylo to confirm if it was indeed Ordaka and was told the official confirmation would come in the morning but it was likely her due to "their interactions." "This is what everyone was waiting for," one viewer wrote, while another insisted it was definitely Ordaka because of her "spotted legs." "There is harmony and love in the family. The feathers are ruffled, everything is fine," another viewer wrote. But the livestream love story hasn't always gone as planned — the camera should have been installed in the early spring of 2022 but was postponed because of the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion. "Our employee bought the camera at a vast market in Kharkiv. Then the war started. The camera ended up in Saltivka (a district in Kharkiv) and remained in the basement for a year because we couldn't get it out," Podobaylo said. "But you know, in 2022, the stork returned to its home, even though we were already surrounded (by Russians). This was a sign for us," he added. Read also: 'We're still waiting for you' — Zelensky reiterates invitation for JD Vance to visit Ukraine We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
