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Arcs in and about Kyiv from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 748 stories · 3,252 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 7, 2021

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All arcs6 named arcs in 2026

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Sep 1 – Sep 30, 20263 arcs shown · 3 more this September
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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

40 of 538 stories this September · 132 about Kyiv

Russia now bombards Kyiv during the day as well as at night · 10 articles, Sep 1Ukraine: Zelenskyy warns airlines to avoid Russian airspace · 24 articles, Sep 1Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian capital kill 2 people, ending pause in attacks · 18 articles, Sep 2Ukraine’s drone attacks caused turmoil for Russians throughout summer · 7 articles, Sep 3Russian general accused of masterminding the attack against Kyiv’s children’s hospital injured in assassination attempt · 11 articles, Sep 3A pregnant soldier mourns her 21-year-old husband at his funeral in Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 3Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries after Kushner, Witkoff visit Moscow and Kyiv · 3 articles, Sep 4General Staff: Russia has lost 1,506,900 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 18 articles, Sep 6Russian drones fly toward Kyiv amid temporary attack pause on capitals · 2 articles, Sep 75 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops · 23 articles, Sep 9Ukrainian drones kill 2 in Russia as Moscow hits main port hub in Black Sea · 10 articles, Sep 9Russia hits passenger train on Ukraine’s border with Poland, just misses ‘diplomatic train’ · 63 articles, Sep 9How Ukraine’s deepest attack in Russia, on Arctic gas, signals new reach · 10 articles, Sep 9Zelensky's plane 'almost hit' by drone en route to Oslo, Norway PM says · 31 articles, Sep 9Russia targets Kyiv petrol stations for first time with jet-powered drones · 11 articles, Sep 10Russia's recruitment of foreign nationals amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty International says · 5 articles, Sep 10Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, citing a global shortage · 60 articles, Sep 10Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Pause Strikes on Russia if Kremlin Spares Critical Infrastructure · 34 articles, Sep 14Russians are still fleeing abroad, citing fears of a new mobilization and a loss of freedom · 7 articles, Sep 14Russian drone strike kills 5 and injures at least 7 on passenger bus in Ukraine · 11 articles, Sep 16Russian missile and drone attacks injure at least 19, including children, in Ukraine · 15 articles, Sep 16Russian attack on Sumy kills 2, injures 7 as guided aerial bombs hit apartment building · 2 articles, Sep 18Russian attacks kill 6, injure 45 across Ukraine as Kyiv faces second day of nonstop strikes · 16 articles, Sep 19Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including 'largest ever' attack on Moscow · 39 articles, Sep 20General Staff: Russia has lost 1,528,970 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 7 articles, Sep 20Russian drones slam a southern Ukraine city after Kyiv's 1,000-drone weekend barrage · 7 articles, Sep 21Ukraine Launches 'World First' Airborne Robot Assault Behind Russian Lines · 3 articles, Sep 21Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes ahead of Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump · 29 articles, Sep 21Ukraine war latest: Russia's oil refining capacity falls as damage from Moscow strikes sets in · 2 articles, Sep 21Rubio says Ukraine unintentionally hit 'American-linked' oil infrastructure · 5 articles, Sep 22Russia slams Kyiv with ballistic missiles as Ukrainians brace for harsh winter · 3 articles, Sep 23Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Sent 2 North Korean Prisoners of War to South Korea · 7 articles, Sep 24Russian strikes on Ukraine leave at least 7 dead, 80 hurt · 37 articles, Sep 25General Staff: Russia has lost 1,533,970 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 3 articles, Sep 28Russian drones pound civilian areas as Ukraine claims battlefield breakthroughs · 3 articles, Sep 28Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and a cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7 · 7 articles, Sep 28Russian attacks kill at least 6, injure 34 across Ukraine as Kyiv faces another overnight missile, drone attack · 4 articles, Sep 28Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 24, damages National Academy of Sciences · 4 articles, Sep 28Russia's ballistic missile and jet-propelled drone blitz keeps Kyiv on edge · 4 articles, Sep 29Russia pounds the Kyiv region, killing 4 and targeting the power grid · 9 articles, Sep 30
The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for Ukraine

3 of 256 stories this September · 33 about Kyiv

Zelenskyy visits Canada to seek further military support for Ukraine · 16 articles, Sep 10State Department approves $2.7B air defense equipment sale to Ukraine · 6 articles, Sep 19Trump declines to say if Ukraine can manufacture Patriot missiles to fend off Russian attacks · 26 articles, Sep 25
The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

9 of 297 stories this September · 31 about Kyiv

Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as US talks on the war are expected · 29 articles, Sep 4Zelenskyy says US envoys have 'very good' ideas to end Russia's war on Ukraine · 9 articles, Sep 6Putin, Trump speak on war, goals · 30 articles, Sep 6Kremlin to press on with war in Ukraine despite U.S. talks · 3 articles, Sep 7Russia pounds Kyiv after pause for visit of US envoys · 24 articles, Sep 8Putin warns Europe of war if peacekeeping troops are deployed to Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 12Zelensky hosts leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit · 11 articles, Sep 18Zelenskyy, Trump meet at UN · 11 articles, Sep 18Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion · 11 articles, Sep 25
The Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine's politics under martial law · Nov 4, 2023 – Sep 8, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assets · Dec 12, 2023 – Sep 24, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: Russian drones in NATO airspace and alleged sabotage plots · Dec 29, 2023 – Sep 28, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else22 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Kyiv that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 23– 24Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing 2 and wounding 23 hours before Zelenskyy’s UN address13 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  2. Aug 28– 31Russia's jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Jul 20– 21In one of Kyiv’s most frequently bombed neighborhoods, residents choose to stay7 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Jul 8– 9Ukraine’s Kostyuk extends Wimbledon run as attacks hit Kyiv. She slams IOC decision on Russia11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  5. Apr 186 dead in Ukraine mass shooting as authorities kill gunman who barricaded himself inside supermarket: reports17 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 4 right
  6. Jan 10Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right

Stories that name Kyiv

  1. Sep 29Estonia blames Russia for arson attack on defense company that provides vehicles to Ukraine11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 27– 29Seoul seeks apology after Ukraine reveals transfer of North Korean POWs16 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 3 right
  3. Sep 24Is Elon Musk the Key to Ending Russia's War With Ukraine?2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  4. Sep 5– 10U.S. and Iran escalate strikes: Oil tankers destroyed, base attacked281 articles · 90 independent sources
    14 left, 37 center, 21 right
  5. Aug 26– 30Russia’s escalating hybrid attacks put Europeans in a bind7 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 25– 28New details in CIA chief John Ratcliffe's unusually visible trip to Russia77 articles · 47 independent sources
    8 left, 11 center, 10 right
  7. Aug 13– 14Putin's first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from Tokyo26 articles · 22 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 5 right
  8. Jul 24– 29Zelensky and Netanyahu meet Trump as wars in Ukraine and Iran drag on116 articles · 44 independent sources
    6 left, 11 center, 7 right
  9. Jul 20– 21Andy Burnham becomes seventh British prime minister in a decade46 articles · 31 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 10 right
  10. Jul 11– 15Lindsey Graham and the history of ‘widow’s succession’563 articles · 172 independent sources
    29 left, 52 center, 50 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 24– 26Russia strikes at heart of Ukraine’s digital economy with attacks on ISPs and datacentres6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 9– 10Hours after a Russian attack destroys their home, a Ukrainian couple marries anyway7 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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