{
  "id": 16055287,
  "title": "Massive strikes hit Kyiv hours after Putin agrees to fresh peace talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/massive-strikes-hit-kyiv-hours-after-putin-agrees-to-fresh-peace-talks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:38:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/massive-strikes-hit-kyiv-hours-after-putin-agrees-to-fresh-peace-talks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Missile strikes rocked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv just hours after President Vladimir Putin announced his willingness to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States, scheduled for November 10. The attack, involving 21 missiles and 210 drones, killed two people and injured 34 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the strikes as \"Russian 'humanitarians' have launched three waves of ballistic strikes against Kyiv since this evening,\" emphasizing that Russia's response to negotiations demonstrates no real change in its attitude. Zelensky called for a rapid delivery of air defense missiles and urged harsher measures against Russia. Despite the positive diplomatic push, which included US President Donald Trump noting that the administration was \"the closest we’ve been\" to settling the war, Russia has maintained its maximalist demands, including the relinquishment of the eastern Donbas region and military reductions for Ukraine. Ukraine remains skeptical about the upcoming trilateral talks in November.",
  "summary": "Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in a massive missile attack overnight into Thursday, hours after President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin was ready to resume trilateral peace talks next month. At the request of US special envoy Steve Witkoff during their three-hour meeting on Wednesday, Putin said he would be willing to resume … The post Massive strikes hit Kyiv hours after Putin…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "US envoy Witkoff lands in Russia for talks with Putin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/us-envoy-witkoff-lands-in-russia-for-talks-with-putin",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:30:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "No talks between Trump and Putin are currently scheduled – Kremlin spokesperson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/no-talks-between-trump-and-putin-are-currently-scheduled-kremlin",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:47:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}