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Missiles strike Ukraine’s Kyiv, Reuters witness says

By Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2026 | 6:45 PM

KYIV, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Missiles struck Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, ​a Reuters witness said, ‌in another attack on Ukraine’s capital after a Russian evening air strike which injured six ‌people ​and damaged ⁠homes, a petrol ⁠station and transport equipment.

In Russia, in the city of Lipetsk — home to a major ​steel plant some 400 km (250 miles) south of ⁠Moscow — a man ⁠was injured as ​drones hit apartment buildings and ​a medical facility, Governor Igor ‌Artamonov said on the Telegram messaging app.

The strikes come as US presidential envoy ⁠Steve Witkoff held talks this week with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and ⁠Russia’s ‌President Vladimir Putin ⁠to mediate an end ​a ‌conflict which began ​with Russia’s ⁠invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

(Reporting by Gleb Garanich in Kyiv; Writing by Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by ​Christopher Cushing)