Ukraine Didn’t See This Coming and the Price Was High: Kyiv Didn’t Get Warning From US Intelligence on Missile Attack
Ukraine said the first ballistic missile wave went undetected, exposing a gap in early warning as Russian strikes hit energy sites and cut power to 550,000 households.
- On October 19, Russian forces launched a massive two-wave assault targeting energy infrastructure across 11 regions, leaving approximately 550,000 Ukrainian households without power after the first wave went undetected.
- The intelligence failure follows deteriorating relations between Kyiv and Washington as President Donald Trump pressures Ukraine to end the war; US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied sharing was withdrawn, attributing the gap to a software malfunction.
- Tragic strikes killed six people near Kharkiv, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Starshield equipment "stops functioning at speeds of 130-160km/h in various sectors of the front," limiting drone operations.
- Zelenskyy criticized partners for blocking vital defense supplies while granting Russia sanction relief, stating "when rocket deliveries for Ukraine's air defenses are blocked, while Russia is granted sanction delays or relief, that, unfortunately, is a denial of reality."
- As the war nears its fifth year, Ukrainian officials warn further strikes are likely, cautioning "if the enemy launches ballistic missiles, say, at 11 or 12 at night, another strike cannot be ruled out.
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Ukraine Didn’t See This Coming and the Price Was High: Kyiv Didn’t Get Warning from US Intelligence on Missile Attack
Ukraine reportedly received no advance intelligence warning of the first of two Russian ballistic missile attack waves overnight Sunday and Monday. Ukrainian officials confirmed that they received warnings about the second wave, but not the first. President Donald J. Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025 (DoD photo by Benjamin Applebaum) President Donald J. Trump we…
<p>US did not explain Starlink restrictions and lack of warning about Russian strike: Zelensky revealed details Ukraine did not receive early warning about the first wave of Russian ballistic attack. The US also did not explain the restrictions on Starlink and Starshield</p>.
The Ukrainian president lamented, once again, the lack of early intelligence alerts by his Western "partners" during the Russian siege of October 19, in which at least six people and 28 energy facilities were killed. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that there was an order to slow down the exchange of information with Kiev and urged Zelenski to "centrate" on ending the war.
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