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Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks

The three waves of Russian missiles were launched at hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine.

· 673 words· updated October 22, 2026 at 01:49 PM

Kyiv has been hit by another round of missile strikes hours after Russia agreed to resume peace talks on Wednesday.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the three waves of missiles were launched by "Russian humanitarians".

This comes after US envoy Steve Witkoff called Russia's President Vladimir Putin a "humanitarian" following a meeting in St Petersburg on Wednesday.

Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine.

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