Russia Hits Kyiv With 21 Missiles and 210 Drones Hours After Peace-Talk Offer
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Updated · CNN · Oct 21
Russia Hits Kyiv With 21 Missiles and 210 Drones Hours After Peace-Talk Offer
2 articles · Updated · CNN · Oct 21
Summary
Two people were killed and 34 injured in Kyiv after Russia launched 21 missiles and 210 drones overnight, with Zelensky saying central districts were struck by a cluster warhead.
Hours earlier, Putin had said Russia was ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the US after November 10, but Zelensky said the barrage showed Moscow's position had not changed.
None of the ballistic missiles that hit Kyiv were intercepted, the Ukrainian Air Force said, underscoring Kyiv's shortage of US-made Patriot missiles as sirens warned of more incoming attacks.
Russian strikes also hit a market in Lozova in Kharkiv region, killing at least two shoppers, while Moscow said 630 Ukrainian drones flew toward its region overnight and most were intercepted.
The attack landed amid a US diplomatic push led by Steve Witkoff, who called recent talks with Putin and Zelensky constructive, even as Russia still shows no sign of dropping maximalist war demands.