Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles as Moscow says 808 drones downed in Russian cities
Russia launched a major missile attack on Kyiv while simultaneously reporting the interception of hundreds of Ukrainian drones. Despite the escalation, Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed in principle to resume three-way peace negotiations with Ukraine and the U.S.
Why it matters
The ongoing conflict remains volatile, but the potential for renewed diplomatic talks suggests a possible shift in the war's trajectory.
Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles as Moscow says 808 drones downed in Russian cities left A security guard inspects the area near Soviet-era missiles on display in the Military-Historical Museum of Artillery in St. Petersburg, Russia, on October 22, 2026. AP AP https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/tbvujo/article71613087.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Russia_Daily_Life_13_12.jpg DMITRI LOVETSKY A security guard inspects the area near Soviet-era missiles on display in the Military-Historical Museum of Artillery in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) The Russian bombardment showed “there has been no real change in (Moscow's) attitude toward everything that is happening,” Ukraine President Zelenskyy said Kyiv Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, and the Russian military said on Thursday (October 22, 2026) that its air defences intercepted 808 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities, in attacks that dampened new hopes of progress in ending the war.
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