Russia and Ukraine trade major attacks as Trump touts progress

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 22). Russia and Ukraine trade major attacks as Trump touts progress. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3371739/russia-and-ukraine-trade-major-attacks-trump-touts-progress

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-22 · by Agence France-Presse

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Russia and Ukraine exchanged significant military attacks involving drones, targeting Kyiv and Moscow, after a US envoy met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg. During these attacks, Moscow’s mayor reported that 630 drones were launched toward Russia. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump asserted that progress was being made towards resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, suggesting that talks might be nearing a breakthrough. The Kremlin also signaled its willingness to resume trilateral negotiations involving the United States.
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On October 22, 2026, missiles struck Kyiv throughout the night after a U.S. envoy's visit to Russia, wounding six people and damaging subway infrastructure. The attacks came hours after Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg to discuss peace talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States. Despite initial optimism from both sides about restarting negotiations, the strikes continued overnight. Ukrainian forces also launched hundreds of drones towards Moscow. The Kremlin indicated it was "in principle" open to resuming trilateral talks but criticized the lack of substance in Ukrainian and European peace proposals delivered by Witkoff.

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Ukraine GPE · 3× Vladimir Putin PERSON · 3× Moscow GPE · 2× Russia GPE · 2× Steve Witkoff PERSON · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Kyiv GPE · 1× Russian NORP · 1× St Petersburg GPE · 1×

Narrative

Russia and Ukraine trade major attacks as Trump touts progress Barrages target Kyiv and Moscow hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin Russia and Ukraine traded major attacks overnight with Moscow’s mayor saying on Thursday that 630 drones had been launched towards the region, shortly after a US envoy held talks with the Russian president in St Petersburg.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-22
🔮 Russia and Ukraine trade major attacks as Trump touts progress Barrages target Kyiv and Moscow hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin Russia and Ukraine traded major attacks overnight with Moscow’s mayor saying on Thursday that 630 drones had been launched towards the region, shortly after a US envoy held talks with the Russian president in St Petersburg.
2026-10-22 · South China Morning Post
Russia and Ukraine trade major attacks as Trump touts progress · assertive framing

Claims (4 extracted, 0 hedged)

Russia and Ukraine trade major attacks as Trump touts progress Barrages target Kyiv and Moscow hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin Russia and Ukraine traded major attacks overnight with Moscow’s mayor saying on Thursday that 630 drones had been launched towards the region, shortly after a US envoy held talks with the Russian president in St Petersburg. asserted
envoy → trade → Petersburg
Following Wednesday’s meeting between his envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump claimed the two sides were nearing a breakthrough. asserted
sides → follow → breakthrough
“The other day I was talking to Vladimir Putin about settling his war with Ukraine, which I think we’re getting closer to, by the way – maybe now the closest we’ve been,” Trump told reporters at the White House. asserted
Trump → talk → House
The Kremlin indicated it was “in principle” open to the resumption of trilateral talks between the two sides with the United States. asserted
it → indicate → States
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