“Ukraine did not receive an early warning from allies about incoming Russian ballistic strikes that targeted energy facilities in the Kyiv region,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday (October 19, 2026).
AFP reporters heard air alerts and explosions ringing out in the capital. The U.S. But Mr.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied earlier on Monday (October 19, 2026) that there had been any suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
“Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles at the Kyiv region and more than 200 drones across the war-torn country,” Mr. Zelenskyy said. “Another Russian ballistic missile attack came in several waves overnight, and once again, there was no early warning from our partners,” Mr. Zelenskyy said on social media. Last week Kyiv said there had been no warning from the United States of similar strikes, leaving virtually no time for residents to take shelter. Zelenskyy in a post on Monday (October 18, 2026) hit back at the claims, saying that “Ukraine never wanted this war, and we have welcomed literally EVERY attempt by our partners to bring this war to a dignified end”. “Russia’s response, time and again, has been ballistic missiles, ‘shaheds’, and killings,” Mr.
