Russian strikes hit Kyiv after Witkoff meets Putin

Author: Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished on: October 22, 2026Country: Ukraine

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Russian strikes hit Kyiv after Witkoff meets Putin

Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight into Thursday killed at least one person and injured 22, including four children, Ukraine’s emergency service said. The attacks also damaged the Pivdenny Bridge over the Dnipro River. In Russia, officials reported two people wounded in the Moscow region after Ukraine launched 630 drones, including 163 aimed at the capital, as well as casualties in the Tula and Lipetsk regions. The exchange followed US envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg as Washington presses for renewed talks.

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