Russian strikes hit Ukraine power grid before Abu Dhabi talks
What's next: U.S., Russian and Ukrainian envoys are due to open two days of talks Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates.
Russia struck Ukraine’s energy system again hours before new U.S.-brokered talks, damaging power infrastructure in multiple regions and disrupting electricity, water and heating in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 30 ballistic missiles and over 170 drones were launched overnight, with 12 regions hit and at least nine people injured, including a child. He said substations linking the Rivne and Khmelnytsky nuclear plants to Kyiv and central Ukraine were among the targets. The negotiations are set to begin Tuesday in Abu Dhabi and run for two days, with U.S., Russian and Ukrainian delegations attending. Ukraine says European officials will remain in the United Arab Emirates for separate coordination, while Moscow opposes direct European participation.