Two killed in drone strike in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

Russian drones struck an area near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, overnight on Oct. 21, AnewZ reported in a live broadcast. Regional Governor Oleh Sinehubov said on Telegram on Wednesday that two people had been killed.

The strike hit private homes and caused other damage, Sinehubov said. Another 11 people suffered stress reactions.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is due to arrive in St. Petersburg on Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported, citing two sources. Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev will also attend the meeting and is expected to meet Witkoff at the airport.

Witkoff departed from Norway, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials. A Reuters photo caption said Zelenskyy was pictured embracing Witkoff alongside Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Oslo on Oct. 20, 2026.