{"id":801437,"date":"2026-10-13T17:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/801437\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:12:13","slug":"allies-did-not-warn-kyiv-of-russian-ballistic-missile-strikes-says-zelenskyy-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/801437\/","title":{"rendered":"Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy | Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian president described the attack on Monday<\/a> as \u201cparticularly vile\u201d. He emphasised that receiving intelligence from Ukraine\u2019s western allies \u201chelps saves lives, and this is one of the most critical issues\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is precisely what helps prevent people from being killed \u2013 when there is an early warning about ballistic missiles,\u201d he wrote on social media<\/a>. He did not apportion blame for the lack of warning, calling it unfortunate.<\/p>\n

US officials made explicit threats over the weekend to their Ukrainian counterparts that the Trump administration<\/a> was on the brink of halting intelligence sharing with Kyiv.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, however, Trump denied intelligence sharing had stopped. He told reporters: \u201cWe are helping them, and we are sharing intel. We want the war to end, so we\u2019re working with them and Russia<\/a> on getting the war to end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has demanded that Ukraine stop attacking Russian oil refineries<\/a> and has blamed Zelenskyy for the rise in fuel prices in the US. On Friday the US president announced a deal with Vladimir Putin to import diesel from Russia, dropping previous US sanctions.<\/p>\n

Asked on Tuesday whether Russia could use proceeds \u200bfrom the \u200bsale to purchase \u200bmore bombs, Trump sidestepped the question. \u201cThat\u2019s \u200ba diesel \u200cdeal, not \u200bfor \u200bus. That\u2019s being released into the world. That\u2019s not being released to us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier the president claimed Moscow and Kyiv had agreed an \u201cenergy ceasefire\u201d, something Zelenskyy described as \u201cnews to me\u201d<\/a>. Ukraine\u2019s leader said his military had not struck Russian oil refineries or energy facilities in the two days following Trump\u2019s Sunday announcement.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin, however, had ignored the \u201cceasefire\u201d and continued to bomb Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure as before, with multiple attacks, he said. \u201cRussia did not heed the president \u2026 The Russians sent absolutely clear signals that they have no intention of refraining from strikes,\u201d he noted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian commanders say American intelligence is not needed to identify targets for deep strikes on Russia, with oil refineries marked on Google Maps. But they say it plays a crucial role in warning of Russian ballistic missile launches, and the takeoff of long-range bomber aircraft.<\/p>\n

In recent months Russia has dramatically stepped up its bombardment of Ukrainian towns and cities. Ukraine has struggled to shoot down incoming missiles and jet-powered drones and has appealed to partners to boost its dwindling supplies of US-made Patriot missiles.<\/p>\n

According to the Financial Times<\/a>, the Trump administration has also threatened to suspend the procurement scheme under which Ukraine\u2019s European allies buy advanced US systems, which are then sent to Kyiv, including badly needed Patriots.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin\u2019s systematic campaign against Ukraine\u2019s power grid has led to widespread blackouts in Kyiv<\/a> and other cities. Putin\u2019s apparent goal is to shut off heating and electricity for millions of civilians this winter, and to trigger a new wave of refugees into neighbouring EU states.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Warsaw, Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, indicated that cooperation with the US was continuing and said the lack of warning about the Kyiv attack was due to a \u201cspecial type\u201d of Russian weaponry.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Russia also bombarded the city of Kharkiv, destroying a residential building. Sharing footage from the scene, Zelenskyy said four people had been killed and 41 injured. Rescuers spent the entire night searching for people trapped under the rubble, he added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, eleven sailors were missing after their ship was sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria. The incident prompted Bulgaria to summon Russia\u2019s \u2060ambassador.<\/p>\n

Two cargo ships were hit \u2060by drones overnight and one \u200bwas sunk, Bulgarian officials said. Bulgaria stopped short of explicitly accusing Russia of carrying out the attacks but the prime minister, Rumen Radev, said their outcome \u201cbenefits the Russian Federation\u201d.<\/p>\n

The row between Washington and Kyiv is the most serious since last year, when Trump threw Zelenskyy out of the White House. Ukraine\u2019s president has said he is willing to stop hitting Russian oil refineries \u2013 but only on a reciprocal basis and with \u201creal guarantees\u201d that Moscow will cease its attacks on Ukraine\u2019s own energy sites.<\/p>\n

\u201cDirect or indirect support for Russia, delaying aid to Ukraine, and complicating protection of lives from ballistics \u2013 this is what will definitely not work for peace. A strong America, a strong Europe<\/a>, strong partners are needed,\u201d he said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,50,51,47,52,48],"class_list":["post-801437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}