Isophoric News · Thursday, October 22, 2026
Russia and Ukraine trade attacks hours after US envoy's talks with Putin
Russia and Ukraine traded major attacks overnight into Thursday, hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, DW reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia fired 21 missiles at 12 regions of Ukraine, with strikes in the Kyiv region killing two people and injuring 34, according to DW, and The Moscow Times, citing officials, counted at least seven dead across Ukraine. Russia's Defense Ministry said it intercepted 808 Ukrainian drones overnight; DW reported at least two people killed in the Ukrainian strikes on Russia, while The Moscow Times reported one man killed in the Belgorod region. The Kremlin said Putin agreed to resume US-mediated talks as early as next month, The Moscow Times reported, and Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov suggested a new round could be held around Nov. 10 in Abu Dhabi, according to the BBC.