Russia, Ukraine exchange strikes as US envoy leaves after talks

Missiles struck Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, a Reuters witness said, and Ukraine sent hundreds of drones towards Moscow overnight, as the two sides kept up a barrage of attacks despite the latest US mediation attempts to end the war.



The Russian strikes wounded 15 people and damaged subway infrastructure on the Southern Bridge over the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian capital while also restricting traffic there, Kyiv authorities said. The strikes followed another attack on the city on Wednesday evening that wounded six people.



A Russian strike killed a woman and injured another four people in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine's northeast, Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram.



A drone also hit energy infrastructure in the Kremenchuk area in the Poltava region, a local official said on Telegram, without giving details.



Located on the Dnipro River, Kremenchuk is a major industrial hub and home to one of Ukraine's biggest oil refineries. The area has been repeatedly hit by Russian strikes, including a 2022 attack on a crowded shopping mall that killed at least 21 people.