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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 · 752 stories · 3,262 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

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Dec 1 – Dec 31, 20253 arcs shown · 1 more this December
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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

10 of 540 stories this December · 133 about Kyiv

The message behind Putin’s camouflage-clad claim of victory in a key Ukrainian city · 14 articles, Dec 2More than a million without power in Ukraine regions after intense Russian strikes · 8 articles, Dec 13In a first, Ukraine says it struck Russian submarine in Black Sea port with underwater drones · 7 articles, Dec 15Ukraine Hits Russian Shadow Tanker in Mediterranean for First Time · 5 articles, Dec 188 dead and dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port · 20 articles, Dec 20Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow · 36 articles, Dec 22Major Russian Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine Kills at Least 3 People and Cuts Power · 11 articles, Dec 23Russia strikes Ukraine's capital, kills at least 1 person day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting · 31 articles, Dec 27Ukraine denies Russian claim that drone attack targeted one of Putin’s residences · 26 articles, Dec 29Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory · 7 articles, Dec 31
The Russia-Ukraine war: sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assets

5 of 65 stories this December · 4 about Kyiv

Putin and Modi announce expansion of Russia-India trade ties · 20 articles, Dec 4Putin says energy ties with India remain 'unaffected' – DW · 6 articles, Dec 4EU Set to Lock Up Russia's Frozen Assets so Hungary and Slovakia Can't Veto Their Use for Ukraine · 7 articles, Dec 12EU leaders decide on whether to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's war effort · 12 articles, Dec 17EU leaders agree on 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine after plan to use Russian assets unravels · 31 articles, Dec 18
The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

25 of 297 stories this December · 31 about Kyiv

US Envoy Witkoff Will Meet Putin in Moscow While Zelenskyy Tours Europe as Peace Efforts Press Ahead · 37 articles, Dec 1Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys · 18 articles, Dec 2Putin Says There Are Points He Can't Agree To in the US Proposal to End Russia's War in Ukraine · 10 articles, Dec 3Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough, Putin aide says · 10 articles, Dec 3Ukraine to give new peace plans · 12 articles, Dec 6Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as talks to end war continue · 17 articles, Dec 6Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy · 19 articles, Dec 8Zelenskyy will hold urgent talks with 30 countries as Trump pushes for swift peace deal with Russia · 17 articles, Dec 8Pope Leo meets Zelenskyy, calls for 'just and lasting' peace in Ukraine · 20 articles, Dec 8Ukraine’s Zelensky refuses to give up land to Russia: ‘Precisely what we are fighting for’ · 11 articles, Dec 9US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says · 6 articles, Dec 11Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to meet Zelenskyy, Europe leaders in Berlin · 10 articles, Dec 122 killed in Russia while Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on · 6 articles, Dec 13Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees · 12 articles, Dec 14US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 5 articles, Dec 15Russia Indicates It’s Open to Ukraine Joining EU as Part of Peace Deal to End War, US Officials Say · 7 articles, Dec 15Zelensky says peace proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days · 19 articles, Dec 16Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks, but is it? Here are the key sticking points · 12 articles, Dec 16U.S. to meet with Russian and Ukrainian teams in Miami for new peace talks · 9 articles, Dec 18Russia says talks on U.S. peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively' · 22 articles, Dec 21Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 10 articles, Dec 24U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war · 7 articles, Dec 24Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on Ukraine security guarantees · 58 articles, Dec 26Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy · 84 articles, Dec 26Zelensky says US offering Ukraine 15-year security guarantee in latest peace plan · 33 articles, Dec 29
The Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine's politics under martial law · Nov 4, 2023 – Sep 8, 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 else12 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Kyiv that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Jul 31Russia claims its forces have captured key Ukrainian town10 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Mar 26Russia convicts captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges in a trial Kyiv denounces as a sham6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right

Stories that name Kyiv

  1. Dec 19Putin Tells His Annual News Conference That the Kremlin’s Military Goals Will Be Achieved in Ukraine7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 24Trump, Xi spoke on phone Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, US and Chinese officials say13 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Oct 22Bessent says US will soon announce ‘substantial pickup in Russia sanctions’6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 2 right
  4. Jul 2Russia Ramps Up Front Line Push Against Ukraine1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  5. Mar 10Ukrainian war veteran amputees learn adaptive skiing in Oregon6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Mar 10– 11Elon Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a ‘traitor' over his social media posts in support of Ukraine16 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 3 right
  7. Mar 9Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk12 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  8. Feb 24Zelensky hails Ukraine's 'heroism' on third anniversary of Russia's invasion11 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Jan 31Lithuanian president backs Trump’s NATO defense spending goal amid ongoing Russian threat5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 30Prominent Ukrainian politician shot dead in ‘carefully planned attack,’ police say6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
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