Ukraine war: Russia wants to continue attacks despite talks

War against Ukraine Russia wants to continue attacks despite talks As of: October 27, 2026 • 4:49 a.m

Despite the planned resumption of talks under US mediation, Russia wants to continue attacking Ukraine. Two people were killed in a Russian attack in Kharkiv. And a localized ceasefire has come into force in Oleschky.

Russia wants to continue its attacks on Ukraine despite planned talks mediated by the USA. “A decision to resume trilateral talks does not imply any restrictions on hostilities,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Russian forces would continue their massive attacks on Ukraine's military-industrial complex.

A localized ceasefire - as was the case recently for the town of Oleschky - could possibly be agreed again for humanitarian purposes, said the Kremlin spokesman. A localized ceasefire has come into force in the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian town of Oleshky. The Russian Defense Ministry announced on the Telegram online service that the Russian armed forces ceased fire on Tuesday "in the Oleshky region of the Kherson region from 4 a.m. Moscow time" (3 a.m. local time, 2 a.m. CET). This is happening “as part of the preparations for a humanitarian mission”.

Moscow continues to demand cessions of territory in eastern Ukraine and far-reaching military and political restrictions on Kiev. Ukraine and its allies see these demands as effectively tantamount to surrender.

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Several people in Ukraine were also killed or injured in Russian attacks on Monday. At least one person died in a Russian rocket attack on the capital Kiev in the evening. Ten people were also injured, as Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced on Telegram. Two medical facilities and a student dormitory were damaged in the attacks. According to Ukrainian air defense, ballistic missiles were used.

According to official Ukrainian information, at least two people were previously killed in a Russian attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. At least four other people were injured, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Single- and multi-family homes and cars were damaged. Rescue workers were still on duty that evening.

Just on Saturday evening, a hardware store in Kharkiv was hit by several Russian bullets. According to Ukrainian information, no one was injured. The day before, at least seven people were injured in a Russian attack on the surrounding region. Kharkiv is Ukraine's second largest city and is regularly attacked because of its proximity to the front.

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An independent United Nations commission has assessed the systematic Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy supply as crimes against humanity. In the past, Russia has repeatedly attacked power plants, power lines and other energy facilities.

The consequences of these attacks were particularly serious last winter. With temperatures as low as minus 21 degrees, millions of people had to make do without electricity, heating, water or gas.

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In its report, the UN commission also documents human trafficking in the recruitment of men from 29 countries for the Russian armed forces. These include people from Bangladesh, South Africa and El Salvador. The report was presented by the commission in New York on Monday.

It says the men were recruited through deception or coercion and were sometimes pressured into signing Russian-language military contracts. Some of the foreign recruits had their identification documents confiscated in Russia. They then often had to take on particularly dangerous tasks in Ukraine.

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