# Ukraine and Russia trade strikes after US envoy visits Kremlin

https://mins.news/en/item/111433

- France 24, 2026-10-22 15:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-and-russia-exchange-strikes-after-us-envoy-visit-to-the-kremlin

> Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone and missile strikes on Thursday, killing seven people in Ukraine, authorities said. Moscow said it intercepted 630 Ukrainian drones aimed at the Russian capital. The attacks followed a meeting hours earlier in St. Petersburg between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin. Witkoff said Moscow was ready to resume trilateral talks with Kyiv and Washington.

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