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Russia pounds Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles and drones, hours after agreeing to peace talks

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Thursday killed one person and wounded 22, Ukrainian authorities said. The strikes in Kyiv came hours after the Kremlin agreed to restart U.S.-brokered talks aimed at ending the war.

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Missiles strike Ukraine's capital after US envoy visits Russia (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Missiles struck Kyiv throughout the night, authorities said early on Thursday, sending residents into shelters and wounding six shortly after Russia signaled it was ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine, Russia trade strikes after Witkoff talks (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Soon after Putin and Zelenskyy expressed willingness to resume US-mediated talks, Russia and Ukraine traded major attacks on each other's capitals.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Russia pounds Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles and drones, hours after agreeing to peace talks (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Thursday killed one person and wounded 22, Ukrainian authorities said. The strikes in Kyiv came hours after the Kremlin agreed to restart U.S.-brokered talks aimed at ending the war.

  4. ABC News

    Ukraine and Russia exchange major strikes on capital cities after peace talks (opens ABC News)

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    Russia launched an intense missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Thursday.

  5. France 24

    Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes after US envoy visit to the Kremlin (opens France 24)

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    Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone and missile strikes on Thursday, killing seven people in Ukraine, according to authorities. Moscow said it had intercepted 630 Ukrainian drones targeting the Russian capital. The strikes came hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.

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