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Russian drones kill two people near Ukraine's Kharkiv overnight, governor says

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Russian drones killed two people near Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, overnight according to the region’s governor Oleh Syniehubov. The attack also caused stress reactions in eleven other individuals and damaged private houses. Elsewhere, a Russian airstrike hit an apartment building and transport infrastructure in Kyiv while another strike injured two at a university in Kremenchuk. These attacks occurred before scheduled talks between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin, following constructive discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

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Russian drones killed two people near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight, according to Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov who reported this via Telegram. The attack also caused stress reactions in another 11 people, and damaged private houses. In addition, a Russian airstrike hit high-rise apartment buildings and transport infrastructure in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, causing fires, as Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported on Telegram. Another strike occurred at a university in Kremenchuk, injuring two individuals. These attacks came days before planned talks between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russian NORP · 4× Ukraine GPE · 3× Kharkiv GPE · 2× Telegram ORG · 2× Kremenchuk GPE · 1× Kyiv ORG · 1× Oleh Syniehubov PERSON · 1× Poltava GPE · 1× Steve Witkoff PERSON · 1× Vitalii Klitschko PERSON · 1×

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Russian drones kill two people near Ukraine's Kharkiv overnight, governor says Oct 21 - Russian drones killed two people near Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv overnight, Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram on Wednesday.

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🔮 In Ukraine's capital of Kyiv, a Russian airstrike hit a high-storey apartment building and transport infrastructure, causing fires, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said on Telegram.

2026-10-21 · The Straits Times

Russian drones kill two people near Ukraine's Kharkiv overnight, governor says · assertive framing

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Syniehubov → kill → Wednesday

Another 11 people suffered stress reactions in the attack that struck private houses and caused other damage, he said. asserted

he → suffer → damage

In Ukraine's capital of Kyiv, a Russian airstrike hit a high-storey apartment building and transport infrastructure, causing fires, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said on Telegram. asserted

Klitschko → hit → Telegram

There was also a strike on a university in Kremenchuk in the Poltava region that injured two, local authorities said. asserted

authorities → be → two

The fresh strikes came ahead of a meeting scheduled between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. asserted

strikes → come → Wednesday

A US official said Witkoff had "constructive" talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Norway on Tuesday. asserted

Witkoff → say → Tuesday