Russia launched deadly Ukraine attacks hours before start of Abu Dhabi talks – Europe live

US-led talks in Abu Dhabi are first substantive negotiations in months focusing on ending the conflict which has raged for more than four years

  • US officials seek ‘final end’ to Russia-Ukraine war as talks begin

Russia ⁠attacked 10 ⁠Ukrainian ⁠regions overnight, hitting ​five major ⁠energy substations that ⁠transmit electricity ​between ‌regions, ‌Ukrainian prime ‌minister, Sergii Koretskyi, said.

The substations ‌that were hit ​were in the ⁠Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia ​and Kirovohrad ​regions, ​Koretskyi ​said. Russian attacks killed at least nine people and injured 39 others across Ukraine over the past day, according to a report in the Kyiv Independent.