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Wednesday, October 21
Ukraine war latest: Russia 'ready' to resume trilateral peace talks with US, Ukraine
Key developments on Oct. 21: * Kremlin 'ready' to resume trilateral peace talks with US, Ukraine, Putin claims * 'Everything was in ruins' — At least 2 killed, 2 injured in Russian drone attack on Kyiv * Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashes in Kaliningrad Oblast during training exercises, Moscow says * Lockheed Martin delegation meets Ukraine's defense chiefs in Kyiv amid severe Patriot shortage * Denmark guarantees $113 million loan for Ukrainian defense company Fire Point Kremlin 'ready'
Kremlin 'ready' to resume trilateral peace talks with US, Ukraine, Putin claims
During their meeting, Putin and Witkoff discussed a "specific framework" by which the trilateral talks could take place in mid-November, according to Russian state media.
Russia hits gas production facility in Kharkiv Oblast, critical infrastructure in Dnipro, leaving 30,000 consumers without power
Acting Naftogaz CEO Serhii Fedorenko said that Russia had struck the company's facilities more than 400 times since the beginning of 2026 — twice as often as during the same period last year.
Stay or flee? Kyiv mothers torn on how to keep children safe as Russian attacks step up
Anna Lodyhina, a mother of a 5-year-old, spent many nights on the cold floor of Kyiv's metro, driven there — like many others — by relentless Russian attacks. As her child slept, she watched over him, exhausted by the constant threat and lack of sleep. This is just a glimpse of what Ukrainian mothers have been facing daily as Russia intensified its drone and missile campaign against Kyiv over the summer and early autumn. Mothers are now confronted with the same question they faced almost five
US has disconnected its interests from morality, Kellogg’s daughter argues
The Kyiv Independent’s Tim Zadorozhnyy speaks with Meaghan Mobbs about the strained U.S.-Ukraine relations, U.S. President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, and pressure on Kyiv to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries.
Denmark guarantees $113 million loan for Ukrainian defense company Fire Point
The guarantee highlights Denmark’s role in helping Ukraine expand defense production beyond its borders as Russian attacks threaten domestic manufacturing and supply chains.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.
