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Russian drones killed two people near Kharkiv overnight, while 11 others suffered stress reactions, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Wednesday, 21 October.
A 19-year-old man was killed and two others were injured when a Ukrainian drone struck a car in Russia’s Bryansk region, Governor Yegor Kovalchuk said on Wednesday.
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday its drones had hit a cargo vessel carrying military cargo to Ukraine en route to the port of Odesa, hours before U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
The ministry also said its forces had hit a warehouse complex used for drone storage in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, and an electric power substation, which supplies power to the Ukrainian defence and industrial sector as well as logistics centres in Kyiv.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to arrive in St Petersburg on Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, two sources told Reuters.
Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev will take part in the meeting and is expected to meet Witkoff at the airport. Witkoff is travelling from Norway, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials.

Russian drones struck an area near Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv overnight, killing two people, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram on Wednesday.
He added that the attack hit private houses and caused other damage. Eleven people also suffered stress reactions.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Norway for talks about the Russia-Ukraine war. He is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who arrived in Oslo earlier. Witkoff will also meet European officials.
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said regional issues should be resolved through diplomacy and blamed the United States for insecurity and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, speaking at a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday.
An oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said late Sunday.
French authorities imposed local curfews in parts of Paris, Lille and Nice on Monday after a weekend of riots and looting linked to nationwide anti-government protests, as the government faced mounting criticism over security failures.
Israel's 27 October parliamentary election could reshape the country's political future, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a serious challenge from former military chief Gadi Eisenkot and a potentially decisive battle over coalition-building.
Nigerian health authorities have confirmed a case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), prompting the activation of emergency public health measures aimed at preventing further transmission of the deadly virus.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies and rivals are competing to shape Israel’s next government in the 27 October election. The vote is seen as a referendum on his wartime leadership, with smaller parties potentially holding the balance of power.
A man who allegedly rammed his car into Australian lawmaker Helen Haines outside her electoral office appeared in court on Wednesday, as police sought to understand the motive for the rare attack on an elected official.
France will reinforce police with troops and mount a huge security operation for more protests planned on Saturday, the government said on Tuesday, acknowledging failures in its response to last weekend's violence.
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