Ukraine Claims 6 Killed In Russia's Overnight Strikes; Putin–Trump Summit Shelved

Last Updated:October 22, 2025, 12:42 IST

Ukrainian officials indicated that the attacks persisted throughout most of the night and into early Wednesday, initially with ballistic missiles followed by drone strikes.

A Russian drone strike targeted a five-storey apartment block in Kharkiv. (Representative Image/AFP)

Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of six people, including two children, and caused power outages across the country, officials reported on Wednesday. Plans for a summit between Russian and US leaders were abandoned after Moscow rejected a ceasefire proposal.

Debris from downed weapons littered Kyiv, igniting fires in several districts, according to Timur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, on the Telegram messaging app.

“Ukraine accepted the US proposal for a ceasefire long ago, but Moscow continues to perpetuate violence," stated Andriy Yermak, President Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, on Telegram following the latest Russian assaults. “This indicates that collective actions against Putin are currently inadequate, and we must do more together to stop him from killing our people."

These remarks came after the White House paused plans for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Moscow dismissed calls for an immediate ceasefire. A senior US official told Reuters that no meeting was planned soon.

In Kyiv, two people were killed in the attack, while four others, including two children, died in the surrounding region due to Russian strikes, according to Ukraine’s emergency service.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that ten people were rescued from a fire in a high-rise building in the Dniprovskyi district, with a child among the five hospitalised across the city. Fires also erupted in the Desnianskyi, Darnytskyi, and Pecherskyi districts, the last being home to the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a significant symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural heritage.

Ukrainian officials indicated that the attacks persisted throughout most of the night and into early Wednesday, initially with ballistic missiles followed by drone strikes. Russia did not immediately comment.

Energy Facilities Targeted

“Throughout the night, the enemy targeted the country’s energy infrastructure," said Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk on Telegram, without providing further details. The ministry separately mentioned emergency power outages in most regions of Ukraine due to the Russian attack, including in Kyiv and its surrounding area.

In the central region of Poltava, oil and gas facilities in the Myrhorod district were damaged by the Russian assault, the regional governor reported. In the frontline southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, which has faced continuous strikes and shelling by Russian forces, 13 people were injured in overnight attacks, regional governor Ivan Fedorov stated on Wednesday.

Since launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has consistently targeted Ukrainian energy facilities, claiming they are legitimate military objectives in the war.

A Tuesday attack on Ukraine killed four people and left hundreds of thousands without power and many without water, which Kyiv described as Moscow’s latest effort to cripple its neighbour’s energy system ahead of winter.

(With agency inputs)

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