Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no intelligence from partners on incoming missile strike on Kyiv

Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday in a post on X. Ukraine’s President Zelensky stated that the country did not receive advanced warnings from allies about a Russian missile attack on Kyiv, highlighting the significance of intelligence sharing. He condemned Moscow’s actions and urged for global efforts to pressure Russia.

Zelenskyy characterised the barrage on the capital as “particularly vile,” and emphasised that receiving intelligence from Ukraine's partners on such ballistic missile attacks “helps save lives, and this is one of the most critical issues.” KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday in a post on X. Zelenskyy characterized the barrage on the capital as “particularly vile,” and emphasized that receiving intelligence from Ukraine’s partners on such ballistic missile attacks “helps save lives, and this is one of the most critical issues.” “This is precisely what helps prevent people from being killed — when there is an early warning about ballistic missiles,” he wrote.

He did not apportion blame for the lack of warning. Russia’s war in Ukraine hasn’t seen major shifts on the ground since last year, but Ukraine is struggling to fend off Moscow’s intensified aerial attacks on cities that include speedy ballistic missiles and high-flying jet-powered drones. Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with more than 100 weapons since Monday evening.

Among the damage was a residential building in the northeastern city of Kharkiv that was destroyed, killing four people despite an all-night rescue operation, he said. Russia has increasingly used attacks on civilian infrastructure such as energy facilities to deny Ukrainians power, heat and running water during the 4 1/2-year war, hoping to wear down public support for Ukraine’s response to Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine, meanwhile, has launched strikes against Russian energy sites like oil refineries, sometimes deep within Russian territory, despite requests by the administration of U.S.

President Donald Trump to refrain from doing so. Zelenskyy says Ukraine is respecting energy ceasefire Trump has blamed Zelenskyy for record U.S. diesel prices — rather than the U.S.-led war in Iran — and struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to import diesel from Russia in an attempt to bring fuel prices down ahead of U.S.

Meanwhile, Trump claimed on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed on an “energy ceasefire” in which both parties would refrain from striking each other’s energy infrastructure. Russia has not confirmed the existence of such a deal, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday saying only that “contacts on this matter continue.” Zelenskyy on Tuesday said Ukraine had not struck Russian oil refineries or other energy sites in th… He did not apportion blame for the lack of warning.Russia's war in Ukraine hasn’t seen major shifts on the ground since last year, but Ukraine is struggling to fend off Moscow's intensified aerial attacks on cities that include speedy ballistic missiles and high-flying jet-powered drones.Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with more than 100 weapons since Monday evening.