Zelensky says Russia is "launching ballistic missiles at Ukraine’s critical infrastructure"

On Saturday, Russian strikes hit several parts of Ukraine, injuring at least nine people, Ukrainian officials said, while Kyiv, Moscow and Washington prepared for three-way negotiations in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday—the fourth such round organized under the Trump administration—aimed at ending the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the overnight attack included 36 ballistic missiles targeting Kyiv and nearby areas, plus 172 drones across Kyiv and 12 other regions, and wounded a child. He said the strikes came as Russia prepared for the negotiations and called for more U.S. backing and tighter sanctions. Ukraine’s energy ministry reported damage to power transmission facilities, while Russia’s defense ministry said it struck the Northern Bridge and sites it linked to Ukraine’s military.