Drone and missile attacks wound 9 as Ukraine prepares for talks with Russia and the U.S.

Drone and missile attacks struck multiple locations across Ukraine on Saturday, wounding at least nine people, as Kyiv and Moscow prepared for talks next week with the United States. Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. are set to meet Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for what would be the fourth round brokered by the Trump administration, after a previous session in Geneva in February. Authorities in Kyiv said overnight Russian missiles damaged homes and commercial properties and triggered power and water outages, leading Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko to describe the city’s energy situation as “extremely difficult.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched 36 ballistic missiles on Kyiv overnight, with only four intercepted, and that the barrage included 172 drones.