Russian strikes on Kyiv kill two and injure 34
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Egypt Independent
Russian strikes on Kyiv killed two people and injured 34, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. The attack involved 21 missiles and 210 drones, according to Ukrainian authorities, after Vladimir Putin said he was ready to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States after 10 November, Egypt Independent reports.
Russian strikes carried out overnight from Wednesday to Thursday killed two people and injured 34 others in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday 22 October 2026. The attack on the Ukrainian capital involved 21 missiles and 210 drones, according to Ukrainian authorities.
The centre of Kyiv was hit in particular by a cluster-munition warhead, while none of the ballistic missiles targeting the capital were intercepted, according to the Ukrainian air force. Volodymyr Zelensky called for the rapid delivery of air-defence missiles as Ukraine faces a shortage of American Patriot missiles.
The offensive came a few hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States after 10 November. US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration was “closer than ever” to resolving the war, according to Egypt Independent.
Another Russian strike killed at least two people and injured dozens at the central market in Lozova, in the Kharkiv region. In Russia, Moscow’s mayor said 630 drones had headed towards the region overnight, injuring two people in the rural area of Voronovo.
The strike came after talks with Ukraine and the United States were announced to be resuming on 22 October. It also followed the death toll of seven people killed in Russian strikes in Ukraine, published the same day.
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