Zelenskyy says allies gave no missile warning before Kyiv strikes
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv received no advance warning from international partners before Russian ballistic missile attacks struck civilian and energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital.
Zelenskyy said five missiles hit civilian infrastructure in one attack and identified a thermal power plant as the main target of another. ABC reported that two people were killed in a high-rise apartment, while a Yahoo headline put the toll at at least three. Zelenskyy called the strikes “particularly vile” and said early intelligence about ballistic missile launches helps prevent deaths.
His comments followed reports that U.S. officials had threatened to suspend intelligence sharing and weapons support unless Ukraine stopped attacking Russian oil refineries. U.S. President Donald Trump denied that intelligence sharing had ended, telling reporters Washington was continuing to help Kyiv while pursuing an end to the war.
Zelenskyy also said Russia had continued attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure despite Trump’s announcement of an “energy ceasefire.” He said Ukraine had refrained from striking Russian refineries and energy facilities for two days after that announcement, but that Moscow had not reciprocated.
Separately, Ukrainian officials confirmed SpaceX had introduced speed restrictions on military-grade Starlink service without advance notice, disrupting several drone missions. Presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov suggested the restriction was connected to current political pressure, but provided no evidence of a link. SpaceX and the White House had not commented on that claim.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The Starlink paragraph needed attribution and a corrected spelling to match the sourced claims. - "Ukrainian officials said SpaceX imposed speed restrictions on military-grade Starlink service without advance notice": The sources say presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said SpaceX imposed the restrictions and Ukrainian officials confirmed a limit on some Starlink services, not that Ukrainian officials as a group said SpaceX imposed them. - "Presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov suggested the restriction was connected to current political pressure": The source identifies him as presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov in ABC and Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov in Kyiv Independent; the story's spelling is not supported by the cited source wording.
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Zelenskyy says allies gave no missile warning before Kyiv strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv received no advance warning from international partners before Russian ballistic missile attacks struck civilian and energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital.
Zelenskyy said five missiles hit civilian infrastructure in one attack and identified a thermal power plant as the main target of another. ABC reported that two people were killed in a high-rise apartment, while a Yahoo headline put the toll at at least three. Zelenskyy called the strikes “particularly vile” and said early intelligence about ballistic missile launches helps prevent deaths.
His comments followed reports that U.S. officials had threatened to suspend intelligence sharing and weapons support unless Ukraine stopped attacking Russian oil refineries. U.S. President Donald Trump denied that intelligence sharing had ended, telling reporters Washington was continuing to help Kyiv while pursuing an end to the war.
Zelenskyy also said Russia had continued attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure despite Trump’s announcement of an “energy ceasefire.” He said Ukraine had refrained from striking Russian refineries and energy facilities for two days after that announcement, but that Moscow had not reciprocated.
Separately, Ukrainian officials saidconfirmed SpaceX imposedhad introduced speed restrictions on military-grade Starlink service without advance notice, disrupting several drone missions. Presidential adviser SerhiiSerhiy Beskrestnov suggested the restriction was connected to current political pressure, but provided no evidence of a link. SpaceX and the White House had not commented on that claim.
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