Russia launches deadly attacks on Ukraine ahead of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi 

The substations ‌that were hit ​were in the ⁠Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia ​and Kirovohrad ​regions, ​Koretskyi ​said. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

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.

The attacks came after Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has urged the US to increase its flagging aid to Ukraine, accused Russia of intensifying strikes across the country to put pressure on Kyiv at the Abu Dhabi talks.

- The Guardian