Piotr Kućma

Senior Reporter @TVP_World
Previously TVP correspondent in Kyiv and News Editor

[Piotr Kućma @KucmaPiotr]

450, Mikołajów

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

Russia has been accused of covering up the death of a laboratory technician from a suspected plague leak.

Darya Shipilova, 28, was diagnosed with pneumonia of “unknown” origin, according to Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian agency that handles infectious diseases.

Russian authorities later downplayed reports despite multiple media outlets finding possible links between the death and a lab accident.

🔗 https://t.co/BQORePsHSa

[Нова Польща @novapolshcha]

Польський письменник та волонтер Щепан Твардох отримав одну з найпрестижніших літературних нагород Польщі — Nike — за роман «Нуль» про українських військових, які захищають свою землю.

https://t.co/d3oPVsZ65I

[Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 @GLandsbergis]

Genocide wasn't a strong enough reason to close Europe's borders for Russian tourists, but perhaps we might find the threat of the Black Death unacceptable?

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case in Russia after a 27-year-old institute worker died and 189 people were hospitalized following contact with her.

Russian authorities have not confirmed the diagnosis, while a hospital in the Irkutsk region has been placed under quarantine.

https://t.co/Qcev7PxrPe

[Alb Embassy Kyiv @AlEmbassyKyiv]

Together with other Heads of Mission in Kyiv, we take note with concern of the Russian MFA's threat against diplomats and foreign citizens in Ukraine. Russia is bound by the Vienna Convention and international humanitarian law. We stay in Kyiv. 🇦🇱🇺🇦

[Piotr Łukasiewicz @P_Lukasiewicz]

Together with other Heads of Mission in Kyiv, we take note with concern of the Russian MFA's threat against diplomats and foreign citizens in Ukraine.

Russia is bound by the Vienna Convention and international humanitarian law.

We stay in Kyiv.

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

No EU embassy is preparing to evacuate Kyiv despite Russian threats and aerial strikes, EU Ambassador Katarína Mathernová said.

She confirmed missions remain fully operational, calling Moscow’s threats a sign of frustration over battlefield failures.

https://t.co/z3kQKM9j8A

[Piotr Łukasiewicz @P_Lukasiewicz]

Krótko: nie wyjeżdżamy. Jesteśmy z Ukraińcami.

[Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych RP 🇵🇱 @MSZ_RP]

Kolejne rosyjskie groźby i apele do dyplomatów o opuszczenie Kijowa pokazują, że Kreml próbuje zastraszyć Europę i osłabić nasze wsparcie dla Ukrainy.

Takie działania, sprzeczne z zasadami prawa międzynarodowego, nie przyniosą jednak oczekiwanego skutku. Rosja nie złamie Ukrainy ani nie podważy europejskiej solidarności z narodem ukraińskim.

Polska niezachwianie wspiera Ukrainę, jej prawo do samostanowienia i integralności terytorialnej. Będziemy nadal stanowczo reagować na nieodpowiedzialne i niebezpieczne działania Rosji oraz wraz z sojusznikami zwiększać presję na Kreml.

Nie przewidujemy zmian w funkcjonowaniu Ambasady RP w Kijowie.

[Piotr Kućma @KucmaPiotr]

My latest: Ukraine Underground

[TVP World @TVPWorld_com]

This week in Ukraine, a Russian drone struck a school with over a hundred children inside. They escaped injury as they had found shelter underground. But five years into the war, going underground in Ukraine is the new normal.

Piotr Kućma [@KucmaPiotr] brings this first-hand report.

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

NEW: I interviewed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for @FT on Thursday. Speaking at a school that had just been hit by a Russian jet-powered drone, he said Ukrainian spy agencies had obtained information that Putin told his military to remove all constraints that governed earlier air campaigns.

“He said there are no rules now,” Zelenskyy said.

https://t.co/2J9ftxHHr1

[Piotr Łukasiewicz @P_Lukasiewicz]

Podczas dzisiejszego spotkania z ambasadorami państw Unii Europejskiej prezydent Ukrainy Wołodymyr Zełeński podkreślił polskie donacje i podziękował Polsce i Polakom za pomoc, która pozwala chronić ukraińskie miasta, Kijów przede wszystkim, przed rosyjskimi dronami z napędem odrzutowym.

Ratujemy w ten sposób życie i pomagamy odeprzeć barbarzyńskie ataki Rosji. Dobrze było usłyszeć te słowa, dobrze być przykładem dla innych.

📸 European Union, 2026

[Piotr Kućma @KucmaPiotr]

Rosyjski atak na szkołę pełną dzieci w Kijowie. Jeśli to nie jest temat na czerwony pasek w telewizji, to nie wiem, co nim jest.

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

🚨 RUSSIAN WAR CRIME

The moment the Russian drone hits a school in Ukraine while classes are in session.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

First responders and all necessary emergency services are working at the site in Kyiv, where a Russian “shahed” struck an ordinary school. Fortunately, the children and teachers were in the shelter during the air raid alert, so no one was injured. A fire broke out on the school’s third floor; part of a wall was destroyed, and windows and doors were damaged.

Russian scumbags continue attacking life across our country, Ukrainian children, and our schools. Russia must be held fully accountable for this and receive a response to its strikes. We are counting on additional pressure from our partners on Russia and additional support packages for Ukraine. We are working to secure each of these agreements. I thank everyone who is helping Ukraine and Ukrainians!

[Piotr Kaszuwara Dziennikarz @piotrkaszuwara]

‼️ W Kijowie przed chwilą rosyjski dron uderzył w budynek szkoły w dzielnicy Solomjanskim. Na miejsce jadą służby ratunkowe. Dzieci przebywały w schronie - poinformował mer stolicy Witalij Kliczko.

🚨 Alarmy trwają. Rosja ostrzeliwuje elektrownie, elektrociepłownie, a także uderza w słupy wysokiego napięcia - donosi biuro prezydenta Ukrainy.

⚡️ W Kijowie zaczynają obowiązywać tymczasowe wyłączenia prądu. Wczoraj około 30% miasta było pozbawionych elektryczności.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

The foreign ministers of Germany and russia met for the first time in four and a half years. The meeting lasted only about 20 minutes, and no reporters were present.

Very strange 🤔

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

⚡️ Latvian MEP Rihards Kols criticized the inaction of nearly three million Russians living in Europe.

He pointed out there is zero evidence of systematic mass protests.

[Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA]

We condemn recent Russian attacks on Kyiv by which a 14 years old Israeli citizen was killed last night, and 20 people - including the boy's mother were injured.

Our condolences to the family, and the families who lost their loved ones in recent attacks on Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine and wishing quick recovery to the wounded.

@andrii_sybiha
@MFA_Ukraine

[Piotr Kućma @KucmaPiotr]

My latest from the Polish-Ukrainian border

[TVP World @TVPWorld_com]

Russia’s war in Ukraine is being increasingly felt across the border in Poland. Recent strikes close to Polish territory have disrupted border crossings and prompted communities to step up preparations for possible threats.

TVP World's Piotr Kućma [@KucmaPiotr] reports from the Polish–Ukrainian border⤵️

[Piotr Kućma @KucmaPiotr]

The area around the petrol station near the Yahodyn–Dorohusk border crossing after the Russian drone attack on September 13