Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy

The Guardian reports: Ukrainian president’s comments on ‘particularly vile’ strikes come after US threatened to halt intelligence sharing Europe live – latest updates 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 said on Tuesday.

The Ukrainian president described the attack on Monday as “particularly vile”.

This world story centres on Ukraine. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Kyiv of Russian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian.

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Ukraine · Europe

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The Guardian

First reported

13 Oct 2026, 19:21 IST

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Kyiv of Russian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian, Zelenskyy

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World

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