After meeting with Witkoff - Russia attacks Kyiv again with missiles

War against Ukraine New attacks despite diplomacy As of: October 22, 2026 • 10:56 a.m

The mutual attacks continue regardless of US mediation efforts: Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kiev again during the night, and drone attacks were reported from Moscow.

Russia fired numerous missiles at Ukraine again during the night. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, 21 rockets were targeted at the capital Kiev alone, flying in three waves. Infrastructure, residential and commercial buildings were damaged. At least two people were killed.

A total of twelve regions in the country were the target of Russian attacks that night. 34 people were injured, including five children. The attack shows that Russia is not changing its position. If missiles are the Russian answer to negotiations, real pressure must be applied, said Zelensky. He again called for a strengthening of Ukrainian air defenses and a rapid delivery of missiles. Ukraine deserves support and the aggressor deserves appropriate treatment, he emphasized.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, there was also a massive attack on port facilities in Odessa, which is located in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea, during the night. Ships used by the Ukrainian army were also hit. There are also defense companies involved in the production of cruise missiles and drones.

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Attacks were also reported in Moscow. The mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, said that 630 drones had been launched in the direction of the region during the night. Most of them were destroyed by Russian air defense. Two people were injured.

According to the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed in principle to resuming trilateral talks with Ukraine and the USA. The negotiations should begin after November 10th and would focus on "building a security system for Russia and Ukraine after the end of the conflict," said Putin's advisor Yuri Ushakov.

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However, Russia once again expressed its rejection of proposals for an end to the Ukraine war. Ushakov said the European and Ukrainian proposals sent by US special envoy Steve Witkoff "do not contain much substance." Putin had previously met with Witkoff in St. Petersburg. According to the Kremlin, they spoke for about three hours. Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's envoy, were also present.

Eastern Europe expert Andreas Umland does not believe that Russia is currently seriously interested in negotiations. This “negotiation theater” has been going on for many years, he said in an interview with tagesschau24. "So I don't have high hopes for it yet."

"Nothing without settling the territorial question" - ARD reporter on the meeting between Witkoff and Putin tagesschau24, October 22nd, 2026 • 10:00 a.m. Zelenskyj wants to freeze the front line Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj reacted positively to the suggestion of talks with the USA and Russia. A meeting at the negotiator level should take place as soon as possible, preferably by the beginning of November, Zelensky said. Peace proposals and a possible summit meeting of heads of state and government could be discussed.

Zelensky previously described freezing the front line in the war with Russia as a possible first step towards a ceasefire. “We have to freeze them now,” he told US news channel Fox News. This is the way “to end this war” and “the minimum we expect from Russia today.”

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