Drones Attack Kyiv For Second Night In A Row After US, EU Impose Sanctions On Russian Energy Sector

"Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian capital for the second night in a row on October 22, injuring four people, officials said within hours of an announcement from Washington imposing sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies. Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said drones had damaged several dwellings and other buildings. Air assaults the night before struck throughout the country, killing at seven people and causing power outages. One of the attacks hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv and another hit an apartment building in Zaporizhzhya."

"The move marks another shift for Trump, who has resisted putting more pressure on Russia in hopes that Russian President Vladimir Putin would agree to end the fighting. But his patience appeared to have run out after plans for a summit with Putin in Budapest collapsed. "I just felt it was time," Trump told reporters at the White House after welcoming NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. "Every time I speak with Vladimir, I have good conversations, and then they don't go anywhere.""

"The US Treasury Department announced the sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil after the European Union unveiled a fresh wave of sanctions earlier on October 22. Both actions were aimed at pressuring Russia to end its full-scale invasion of its neighbor. "Today is a very big day in terms of what we're doing. These are tremendous sanctions. These are very big -- against their two big oil companies. And we hope they won't be on for long. We hope that the war will be settled," US President Donald Trump said."

Russian drones struck Kyiv for a second consecutive night on October 22, injuring four people and damaging multiple dwellings and other buildings. Nationwide air assaults the previous night killed seven people, caused power outages, and struck civilian sites including a kindergarten in Kharkiv and an apartment building in Zaporizhzhya. The Russian Defense Ministry said it targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure in retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian targets. The United States and the European Union imposed new sanctions targeting Rosneft and Lukoil to pressure Russia to end its full-scale invasion. A planned Budapest summit between the United States and Russia was canceled amid deteriorating diplomatic prospects.

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