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Pentagon spokesman confirmed that Kyiv continues to be hit by air strikes and artillery bombardments despite Russian withdrawal from northern suburbs.

Kyiv, Kyiv
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Pentagon spokesman confirmed that Kyiv continues to be hit by air strikes and artillery bombardments despite Russian withdrawal from northern suburbs.

Ukrinform → Source tone: uncertain

Russian forces committed war crimes in Bucha and Irpin

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Loud explosions reported in Kyiv by eyewitnesses on 31 March 2022

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Residents observed heavy smoke over one district of Kyiv

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Official information regarding the cause or exact location of explosions was unavailable at time of reporting

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Fully operational An-74 and An-26 transporters were destroyed

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

An An-22 Antei was severely damaged

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

An An-124 Ruslan was heavily damaged in a hangar

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Dmytro Antonov was 99% sure most aircraft were deliberately destroyed by Russians on the ground based on bullet hole patterns

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

At the end of March, they decided to withdraw from the city of Kyiv, suffering very heavy losses.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Defenders of Kyiv struck Russian equipment with force.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

After the de-occupation of Kyiv region in 2022, Hennadii Popenko voluntarily mobilized, served as a soldier, carried out tasks to repel drone and missile attacks, contributed to anti-sabotage efforts, and participated in demining and guarding strategic facilities.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.269Z

Source story: day-35-2022-03-31