Russian missiles hit power facilities in six of Ukraine's regions on February 10 as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned from a tour of Western European capitals saying he had received "good signals" on his request for increased amounts of military aid. Ukrainian officials said energy facilities were the main targets of missile and drone attacks that began early in the day. All but 10 of 71 missiles fired by Russian forces were shot down, said General Valeriy Zaluzhniy, commander of Ukraine's armed forces. Zelenskiy called his visits to the EU summit in Brussels and the European Parliament the "beginning of a new stage." Biden's trip will coincide with a state-of-the-nation address in Moscow by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21.
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