Missiles hit Kyiv after Russia agrees to US call to resume Ukraine peace talks

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According to CNN, Russia hit Kyiv with a large missile attack overnight into Thursday, hours after President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin was ready to resume trilateral peace talks next month.[1]

The BBC reports that the attack came after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and the US president said the world was "the closest we've been" to ending the war.[2]According to Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov, as reported by EEW Magazine, Putin agreed after a three-hour meeting with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg[3] to resume three-way talks after 10 November. The same report says Abu Dhabi is being considered as a possible location.[3]NBC News quotes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as saying Russia launched "Three waves of ballistic missiles"[4] at Kyiv using "21 missiles." NBC says Zelenskyy reported two people were killed and 34 injured, including five children, in attacks on a dozen Ukrainian regions.[4]CNN reports that none of the ballistic missiles that hit Kyiv were intercepted, according to the Ukrainian Air Force[1]. CNN quotes Zelenskyy as saying the strikes mean "there has been no real change in its attitude"[1].EEW Magazine reports that Russia's Defence Ministry said it hit Kyiv sites that make and store drones and cruise missiles, along with transportation infrastructure[3].According to NBC News, Moscow said Ukraine launched 630 drones toward the capital, Moscow, during the night.[4]CNN reports that Zelenskyy told Fox News on Wednesday that Ukraine would accept a ceasefire that freezes the current front line and would then ask allies for meaningful security guarantees.[1]

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  1. [1]Massive strikes hit Kyiv hours after Putin agrees to fresh peace talks | CNN
  2. [2]Missiles hit Kyiv after Russia agrees to US call to resume Ukraine peace talks | BBC News - World News
  3. [3]Russia Strikes Kyiv Hours After Agreeing to Peace Talks as Zelenskyy Backs Front-Line Freeze
  4. [4]Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones, hours after agreeing to peace talks

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