Russia and Ukraine Trade Major Strikes After Witkoff-Putin Talks
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Russia and Ukraine exchanged major overnight attacks shortly after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg as part of a renewed effort to resume peace negotiations.
Russia launched more than 20 missiles at Kyiv, killing at least two people and injuring more than 30, according to Ukrainian authorities. Officials reported damage to homes, energy facilities, businesses, a railway station, metro infrastructure and an ambulance station. Other Russian attacks killed a woman and injured four people in the Kharkiv region and struck energy infrastructure in Poltava.
Russian officials said Ukraine launched 630 drones toward the Moscow region, including 163 approaching the capital. Most were intercepted, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Officials reported three injuries, while Moscow airports temporarily suspended operations. A man was also injured when drones struck buildings in Lipetsk.
The attacks followed Witkoff’s meetings with Ukrainian and European leaders in Oslo and with Putin on Wednesday. Putin agreed in principle to resume U.S.-mediated talks, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv supported trilateral negotiations as soon as possible.
During the St. Petersburg meeting, Russia released 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard, who had been imprisoned on mercenary charges disputed by his family and lawyer. Witkoff thanked Putin and called him a “humanitarian,” prompting criticism from Zelenskyy, British officials and U.S. lawmakers. Zelenskyy said the subsequent Russian attack showed there had been no change in Moscow’s approach.
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