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What Life Is Like in Kyiv as Russia Tries to Make It Unlivable

A day in the Ukrainian capital, a new kind of battlefield far from the front, where daily life means assessing — and accepting — deadly risks./ By Kim BarkerMaria Varenikova and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn/ Photographs by Jędrzej Nowicki/ Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine/ Oct. 16, 2926/ Updated 6:45 a.m. ET/ The air-raid alarm went off at 3:11 a.m. but offered little warning. Within three minutes, the missiles started to hit, almost 10 teeth-rattling booms that jolted Nikita Horskyi and Alona Horska awake./ The couple launched into what has become a familiar ritual in recent weeks. Mr. Horskyi scooped up their two children. Ms. Horska assembled makeshift beds in the hallway. Their 16-story apartment building has no shelter, and they knew that two walls offered more protection than the exterior wall alone./ Mark, their 10-year-old, thought, “God, help us,” as he said he does after every explosion. He hugged his stuffed goose and curled up in the hallway on a thin mat and a pillow resembling...
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What Life Is Like in Kyiv as Russia Tries to Make It Unlivable

A day in the Ukrainian capital, a new kind of battlefield far from the front, where daily life means assessing — and accepting — deadly risks./ By Kim BarkerMaria Varenikova and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn/ Photographs by Jędrzej Nowicki/ Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine/ Oct. 16, 2926/ Updated 6:45 a.m. ET/ The air-raid alarm went off at 3:11 a.m. but offered little warning. Within three minutes, the missiles started to hit, almost 10 teeth-rattling booms that jolted Nikita Horskyi and Alona Horska awake./ The couple launched into what has become a familiar ritual in recent weeks. Mr. Horskyi scooped up their two children. Ms. Horska assembled makeshift beds in the hallway. Their 16-story apartment building has no shelter, and they knew that two walls offered more protection than the exterior wall alone./ Mark, their 10-year-old, thought, “God, help us,” as he said he does after every explosion. He hugged his stuffed goose and curled up in the hallway on a thin mat and a pillow resembling...
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As Ukraine Raises Alarm Over U.S. Backing, Europeans Pledge Support

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President Volodymyr Zelensky, who met with Britain’s prime minister, has said Ukraine received no warning of Russian attacks, but President Trump has said Washington is still “sharing intel.” Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcoming President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine outside 10 Downing Street, in London, on Wednesday. Credit... Jack Taylor/Reuters By Michael D. Shear  and   Lara Jakes Michael D. Shear reported from London,  and Lara Jakes from Rome The New York Times Oct. 14, 2026 Updated 2:26 p.m. ET European leaders vowed to redouble their support for Ukraine on Wednesday, amid fears that President Trump could stop or cut back on sharing military intelligence with Ukraine in its war with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Wednesday referred to what he called recent “difficulties” with partners during a meeting in London with Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain. Mr. Zelensky did not offer details, but said he would talk with Mr. Burnham about...
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