Explosions reported in Vasylkivskyi, Boryspil, Brovarskyi, and Polissya districts of Kyiv region.

Explosions reported in multiple districts of Kyiv region

The Museum dedicated to Maria Primachenko's work near Kyiv was destroyed by a Russian missile at the very beginning of the war, increasing the symbolic and commercial value of those of her paintings that were saved.

A missile hit Kyiv on the first day of the invasion on February 24, 2022

Russian bombardment began immediately after 4:00 AM on February 24, 2022

Missiles destroyed corrugated iron booths at Vilcha checkpoint

Senior Lieutenant Oleksandr Suprun ordered border guards to retreat to dugouts, saving the unit

Vitaly Lytvyn and his unit were deployed in Hostomel outside of Kyiv from the first days of the Great War, where they held out for eight hours to allow the country to mobilize for war.