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Russian Drones Kill Two Near Kharkiv in Overnight Strikes
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CNBC TV18•21-10-2026, 11:37
Russian Drones Kill Two Near Kharkiv in Overnight Strikes
- •Russian drone strikes near Ukraine's Kharkiv killed two people overnight, according to Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
- •The attack damaged private houses and left 11 people suffering from stress reactions.
- •In Kyiv, a Russian airstrike hit a high-storey apartment building and transport infrastructure, sparking fires.
- •Local authorities reported a separate strike on a university in Kremenchuk in the Poltava region, injuring two people.
- •The fresh attacks coincide with a scheduled meeting between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Russian drone attacks near Kharkiv killed two people and left 11 others suffering from stress reactions after striking private houses and causing other damage.
In Kyiv, a Russian airstrike hit a high-storey apartment building and transport infrastructure, sparking fires. Additionally, a strike on a university in Kremenchuk within the Poltava region injured two people.
The fresh strikes occurred ahead of a scheduled meeting on Wednesday between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prior to this, Witkoff held constructive talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Norway on Tuesday.
