Firefighters were battling multiple fires after Russian strikes hit the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Thursday (October 22) despite the latest US mediation attempts to end the war.

Kyiv authorities said Russian strikes wounded 15 people and damaged subway infrastructure on the Southern Bridge over the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian capital, while restricting traffic there. The strikes followed another attack on the city on Wednesday (October 21) evening that wounded six people.

The latest strikes come after US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff held talks this week with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russia's President Vladimir Putin to mediate an end to the conflict.

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KYIV, UKRAINE (OCTOBER 22, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VEHICLES WITH HEADLIGHTS ON ROAD / DAMAGED BUILDING BURNING

2. FIRE BURNING BEHIND WARPED METAL

3. FIREFIGHTER HOSING WATER TOWARD BURNING FIRE

4. FIRE ENGINE LADDER EXTENDED TOWARD SMOKE-FILLED DAMAGED AREA

5. FIREFIGHTER HOSING WATER TOWARD BURNING FIRE, TORCH SHINING LIGHT

6. FIREFIGHTING OPERATION IN PROGRESS, SMOKE BILLOWING INTO SKY

7. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS PREPARING GEAR AT SIDE OF BUILDING

8. VARIOUS OF FIRE BURNING IN RUBBLE

9. FIREFIGHTER HOSING WATER INTO BURNING RUBBLE

10. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTING OPERATION IN PROGRESS

11. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTING OPERATION FROM AERIAL LADDER PLATFORM

12. FIRE BURNING BEHIND BROKEN GLASS PANELS AT GROUND LEVEL

13. FIREFIGHTING OPERATION IN PROGRESS

14. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED BUILDING SEEN THROUGH LIGHT FROM TORCH

15. FIREFIGHTING OPERATION IN PROGRESS

16. FIRE TRUCK PARKED ON SIDE OF ROAD, FIREFIGHTING OPERATION IN PROGRESS

17. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS GATHERED AND SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER

18. FIRE BURNING AT SITE LEFT WITH ONLY METAL STRUCTURES STANDING

19. VARIOUS OF FIRE BURNING AT SITE

20. VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING WHILE FIREFIGHTERS HOSING WATER AT SMOULDERING RUBBLE

21. WATER FROM EQUIPMENT SPRAYING TOWARD SMOULDERING RUBBLE

22. FIRE TRUCK PARKED ON SIDE OF ROAD, VEHICLES PASSING