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Kyiv is the capital city of Ukraine and has maintained a role as one of the most important cities in eastern Europe for hundreds of years.

Also known as Kiev based on its Russian-pronunciation, the city is home to millions of people and is one of the most populous cities in Europe. 

Its history goes back well over a thousand years and it remains an important religious, cultural and economic center in the region.

Currently, Kyiv remains the seat of power of the Ukrainian government and has been the site of several clashes and attacks by Russian forces in the (currently) ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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 Drone shrapnel outside the Jewish school in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Russian drone strikes Jewish school in Kyiv, causing significant damage but no casualties

 People take cover inside a metro station during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 25, 2023

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 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2024.

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 Vladimir Putin

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 A Ukrainian national flag is pictured in front of the NATO emblem, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in central Kyiv, Ukraine July 11, 2023.

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 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG writes the final letter in the Kiev Torah scroll, without the hand-guidance of a scribe.

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 Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Hero of Russia, head of air combat and tactical training Alexander Karamyshev, visits the 344th State Centre for combat use and retraining of flight crews of the Russian Defense Ministry in the town of Torzhok, Russia March 27, 2024.

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Smoke rises from burning vehicles outside a residential building that has been damaged by an airstrike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released March 20, 2022.

Kyiv to tighten security after ballistic missile attacks

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 A view of an explosion of a drone in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 13, 2023.

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 Local residents leave at a site of a residential building damaged during a Russian missile attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 21, 2024.

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 The two orphans who were admitted to the Mishpacha orphanage in Kyiv

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 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Bakytzhan Sagintayev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 19, 2024.

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 Specialists remove the body of a victim outside a heavily damaged shopping centre hit by a missile strike, what local authorities called a Ukrainian military attack, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Belgorod, Russia, February 15, 2024.

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 Starlink logo is seen on a smartphone in front of displayed Ukrainian flag in this illustration taken February 27, 2022.

Russian forces using Musk's Starlink in occupied areas, Ukraine says

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 People inspect a car destroyed during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 29, 2023.

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 People inspect a car destroyed during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 29, 2023.

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 An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2023.

Five wounded in Kyiv by largest drone attack yet on Ukraine

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