Russia targets Kyiv as Finnish, Norwegian leaders hold rare call with Putin
Summary
Russian strikes hit Kyiv’s South Bridge and other sites, while officials reported casualties in several Ukrainian and Russian locations. Finland’s president and Norway’s prime minister held separate calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of planned U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi in early November.Key Facts
- Kyiv officials said overnight attacks included 16 ballistic missiles and more than 280 drones.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces struck again while emergency crews were responding to the first attacks.
- Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces targeted transport infrastructure in Kyiv, a logistics hub in the Kharkiv region, industrial sites, and cargo vessels it said served military purposes.
- Attacks caused deaths and injuries in Kharkiv and Pavlohrad, according to the article.
- Officials in Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia said a drone strike on a bus killed one person and injured 30; a drone attack in the Russian city of Bryansk killed one person and wounded six.
- Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store spoke with Putin and later with Zelenskyy about de-escalation and preparations for negotiations.
- Kyiv and Moscow said they had agreed to U.S.-mediated technical meetings in Abu Dhabi in early November.
- Finland and Norway said their support for Ukraine would continue.
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