Russian missile strikes on Kyiv injure five ahead of Ukraine peace talks

Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv early Saturday, injuring at least five people, as Ukraine prepared for new peace talks with Russia and the United States next week. Negotiators from the three countries are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Abu Dhabi for a fourth round of talks brokered by the Trump administration, following the most recent round in Geneva in February. The strikes damaged homes and commercial properties, closed a Kyiv bridge over the Dnipro River, and caused power and water outages, with energy facilities in the Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions affected. In southern Ukraine, a recovery operation continued in the village of Komyshuvakha, where a Monday attack on a former school used as an aid center killed 55 people, with two more bodies recovered Saturday and dozens still missing. Western governments backing the peace initiative are seeking a new formula to break the impasse, though territorial and security questions remain unresolved.