Current sectionWorld NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeKyiv residents observe a minute's silence for those killed in the war, earlier this month. Dozens of cafés remain open in the city center, where no bomb-damaged buildings are visible. Credit: Francisco Seco/APWhat does life look like in Kyiv after four years of war?Alex FinkelsteinKyiv10:40 PM • August 27 2026 IDTI have been traveling to Ukraine for work since 2004. I have visited Kyiv so many times that I went from casual tourist to something like a returning resident. I know my way around the streets. I have my regular breakfast spots. I know which restaurants serve the beer and the soup I like.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:UkraineTrending NowPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdIsraeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityThe Forgotten Jewish Revolt That Erased a Civilization'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Unprecedented UK Sanctions on Israel Are Coming. How Will British Jews Respond?CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1Hasan PikerWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasIsrairHaQuizHaaretz PodcastI Spent a Saturday Way Outside My Comfort Zone – in the West BankWe Found a Secret Netanyahu Campaign. When We Reached Out, It Was Taken DownWhy Israel's High-tech Elite Won't Save Its DemocracyMossad Chief Recuses Himself From Qatargate Probe Due to Ties to Netanyahu AidesIf Only Netanyahu's Rivals Were as Left-wing as He ClaimsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaBen-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing VotesAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive