Hundreds gather in Kyiv calling for Mayor Vitali Klitschko’s resignation

Hundreds of demonstrators assembled outside the office of Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, demanding that he step down after criticism that his administration failed to ready the city for the coming winter. The protest comes as Russian attacks have plunged millions of people across Ukraine into darkness, leaving them without electricity. The rally was reported on 17 October 2026.