Russian ballistic missiles pound Kyiv overnight, killing one and injuring 22, after a US envoy hailed Putin's 'humanity'
Steve Witkoff (right), the top Trump aide, with Vladimir Putin, as a Kremlin aide said a new round of three-way peace talks could be held around 10 November in Abu Dhabi.Stephen Hubbard was reportedly in poor health when freed, with Texas understood to be his destination for medical treatment after the retired Michigan teacher spent almost four years in Russian custody on mercenary…
The hourslong nighttime barrage tore into residential areas and damaged infrastructure across the Ukrainian capital. A reporting team was caught under the Russian missile fire. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted Vladimir Putin has still not named a negotiating team for the planned US-backed trilateral talks. Kyiv residents are mostly pessimistic about any peace deal.
Moscow claims its air defences intercepted more than 800 Ukrainian drones.
Russian drones killed one and injured at least 13 more in the Kharkiv region.
Deep rows over territory and security guarantees still block any peace deal.