#Kyiv Strike

Zelensky stated that European intelligence services and diplomats have long been in contact with Russia, so Europe must participate in any negotiations on ending the war. The statement came against the backdrop of a daytime strike on Kyiv on September 8.

The SBU and the Office of the Prosecutor General have indirectly charged the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, in connection with the massive strike on Kyiv on the night of July 2, 2026.

Ukrainian leadership announced retaliatory strikes on strategic Russian objects following the attack on Kyiv on August 20, 2026. Kyiv requested additional air defense systems and the lifting of restrictions on the use of Western weaponry.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sibiga, following a massive missile strike on Kyiv that killed 12 people, urged allies to urgently transfer interceptors and air defense systems.