Kyiv missile strikes wound five as Ukraine, Russia, and US prepare for Abu Dhabi talks

Russia launched missile strikes on Kyiv overnight Friday to Saturday, targeting energy infrastructure and injuring at least five people, as Ukraine prepares for trilateral talks with Russia and the US next week in Abu Dhabi. The strikes damaged homes and commercial properties, closed traffic on a Kyiv bridge over the Dnipro River, and caused power and water outages, with energy facilities in Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions affected. Negotiators are scheduled to meet Tuesday for a fourth round of US-brokered talks, following the most recent session in Geneva in February. In southern Ukraine, recovery efforts continued in Komyshuvakha after a Monday attack on an aid distribution center killed 55 people, with two more bodies recovered Saturday and dozens still missing. Western governments backing the peace initiative acknowledge territorial and security questions remain unresolved.