Missile strikes hit Kyiv, injuring 5, as Ukraine heads into talks with Russia and the US

Missile explosions struck Kyiv early Saturday, injuring at least five people, as Ukraine prepares for new talks with Russia and the United States next week. Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Abu Dhabi for a fourth round of Trump-brokered talks, following the most recent session in Geneva in February. The overnight attack damaged homes, closed a bridge over the Dnipro River, and caused power and water outages in Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions. In southern Ukraine, recovery efforts continued in Komyshuvakha after a Monday strike on a former school killed 55 people, with dozens still missing and two more bodies recovered Saturday. Western governments backing the peace initiative seek a new formula to break the impasse, though territorial and security issues remain unresolved.