The attacks came just before a second round of peace negotiations was set to begin, as a renewed US-led push to end the war gathers steam this week.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that falling debris from intercepted Russian drones hit residential buildings and the western part of Kyiv had lost power.
Often referred to as Zelensky’s right-hand man, Yermak’s home and offices were raided yesterday and he said he was fully cooperating with authorities.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office are leading the investigation involving top Ukrainian officials.
In a message to New York Post last night, he wrote: “I’m going to the front and am prepared for any reprisals,” he wrote, insisting he was “an honest and decent person.”
He added that he had been “desecrated” and no longer wanted to create problems for President Zelensky.
Ukrainian forces fighting in Kupiansk, despite Russian claims, top commander says
Ukrainian forces are defending their positions and hunting down sabotage groups in the northeastern city of Kupiansk despite Moscow's statements that its troops are fully in control of it, Ukraine's top commander said on Friday.
Russia seized Kupiansk in the first weeks of the 2022 invasion, but Ukrainian troops recaptured it later that year.
Russian president Vladimir Putin said last week it was back in Moscow's hands and on Thursday, while visiting Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, he said the city was "fully in our hands."
Ukrainian commander Oleksandr Syrskyi rejected the claims.
"Our soldiers continue to conduct both defensive and search and strike actions," Syrskyi wrote on Telegram after visiting the area in Kharkiv region.
"These actions take place daily as part of comprehensive measures to stabilise the situation in Kupiansk. The scale of lies from the Russian leadership about the situation in Kupiansk is astonishing."
He said Ukrainian forces were "holding designated lines and intensifying fire pressure to block the enemy's supply routes."
Shweta Sharma29 November 2025 08:20
Who is Andrii Yermak? Zelensky’s right-hand man who resigned after police raid in corruption probe
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak resigned on Friday after anti-corruption police raided his home.
The raid is part of an investigation into a $100m (£76m) corruption scandal by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. Both agencies released a report earlier this month saying that several government members were involved in an embezzlement scheme involving Ukraine’s state nuclear power company, Energoatom.
In an evening address, Zelensky said Yermak wrote a letter of resignation after officers raided his home.
Shweta Sharma29 November 2025 08:01
Latest pictures show destruction in Kyiv
Shweta Sharma29 November 2025 07:40
Vast Russian overnight attack on Ukraine kills two, wounds dozens
A vast Russian overnight attack on Ukraine killed two people and wounded two dozen, Ukraine's foreign minister said on Saturday, adding that Moscow continued to "kill and destroy" while the world was discussing peace plans for the conflict.
"Russia shot dozens of cruise and ballistic missiles and over 500 drones at ordinary homes, the energy grid, and critical infrastructure," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X.
Explosions could be heard in the capital city, Kyiv, throughout the night.
Bryony Gooch29 November 2025 07:20
"Our work goes on", vows Zelensky after Yermak resignation
Zelensky made an impassioned speech for Ukrainians to come together and remain united following the resignation of his chief of staff.
“Russia is eager for Ukraine to make mistakes. We won’t make any. Our work goes on. Our struggle goes on,” he said in a message to citizens.
In the wake of the resignation of Andriy Yermak, Zelensky said in an accompanying video that he was “resetting” his presidential office.
He praised and thanked Yermak for his work and said he would appoint a successor following consultations tomorrow.
Shweta Sharma29 November 2025 06:00
Ukraine’s corruption scandal is disastrous for Zelensky – Putin will love it
The presidential palace in Kyiv is roiling. Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned as his office and home were raided by anti-corruption police and detectives on the trail of a €100m fraud.
The racket, which has already claimed the political heads of two ministers and sent a former business partner and close friend of Zelensky into exile and on the run outside the war-torn nation, is a strategic blow.
It proves, as if it were needed, how wide and deep and how cynical corruption goes. The missing funds were allegedly creamed off by Zelensky’s cronies from contacts to fix and defend the Ukrainian energy sector, which has been under sustained Russian attacks for more than two years.
Shweta Sharma29 November 2025 05:30
Hungary's Orbán meets Vladimir Putin
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán met Russian president Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin yesterday, once again breaking with the European Union’s efforts to isolate Moscow over its nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine.
The visit – Orbán’s second trip to Russia since last year – underscores his position as Putin’s closest ally within the EU, with Hungary continuing to rely heavily on Russian fossil fuels even as the rest of the bloc works to reduce its dependence.
“We have important areas of cooperation, and we haven’t given up on any area of that cooperation, no matter the external pressure,” Orbán said, insisting that Russian energy “forms the basis” of Hungary’s supply now and in the future.
He has repeatedly called for an end to the war in Ukraine but has not clarified what that would mean for Kyiv’s territorial integrity, a stance that has frustrated Hungary’s EU and Nato partners.
Putin, opening the talks, praised Orbán’s “balanced position” on the conflict; the Kremlin later said the meeting ended after nearly four hours.
Orbán’s trip follows his recent visit to Washington, where he secured from US president Donald Trump an exemption to sanctions on Russian energy giants Lukoil and Rosneft – a move he said guarantees Hungary’s energy security.
Yesterday, he said that with the exemption in place, all Hungary needs now is “oil and gas” from Russia to ensure affordable supplies through winter and into next year.
While Orbán argues that abandoning Russian energy would trigger economic collapse, critics dispute the claim as Hungary continues increasing its imports even as the rest of Europe phases them out under plans to eliminate Russian fossil fuels by 2027.
Shweta Sharma29 November 2025 05:00
One killed and many injured in Russian drone and missile attacks across Kyiv
At least one person has died and 11 are injured after Russia launched drones and missile strikes across Kyiv, officials said.
The attacks caused explosions and falling drone debris, triggering fires.
It was the second attack on the Ukrainian capital over four days. Seven people died on Tuesday, when Russian forces launched a barrage of drones and missiles.
The head of Kyiv's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said there had been strikes at six locations on Saturday, with apartment buildings and other dwellings hit in the city of three million.
The military administration said the body of one resident was recovered from rubble at an apartment building that had been set ablaze. A child was rescued from the same building.
A new air raid alert for incoming drones was issued in the capital after 5am local time.
Shweta Sharma29 November 2025 04:40
Zelensky's chief of staff says 'I’m going to the front' after raid and resignation
Andriy Yermak, the former top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said he is heading to the frontlines just hours after resigning from his post following a raid on his home by Kyiv’s national anti-corruption bureau, according to New York Post.
The Post said that it received a message from him last night, saying he was “prepared for any reprisals” and insisted he was “an honest and decent person”, adding that he might not respond to calls going forward.
He did not clarify when or how he planned to reach the front, but referenced his presence in Kyiv on 24 February 2022, the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion, writing: “Maybe we’ll see each other again. Glory to Ukraine.”
“I served Ukraine and was in Kyiv on February 24, 2024,” he wrote. “Maybe we’ll see each other again. Glory to Ukraine.”
Yermak did not specify whether he intended to join the Armed Forces, but said he felt “desecrated” and let down by those who failed to defend his reputation. He added that he wanted to avoid creating problems for Zelensky and was therefore going to the front.
“I’m disgusted by the filth directed at me, and even more disgusted by the lack of support from those who know the truth,” he added.
Shweta Sharma29 November 2025 04:30
Ukraine has tried to bounce US into a peace deal - but Putin is still in charge
Donald Trump and his envoys are neither honest brokers nor even allies of Kyiv’s fight to defend itself against Russian invaders. But, for a little while, it seems that Ukraine has managed to swing them away from being outright enemies.
James Reynolds29 November 2025 04:00
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