Key facts
- Russia launched five ballistic missiles at Kyiv on Monday, with air raid sirens sounding only after the attack.
- President Zelenskyy said Ukraine received no warning from partners about the strike.
- The U.S. reportedly threatened to suspend intelligence sharing if Kyiv did not stop striking Russian energy infrastructure.
- Ukraine has not attacked Russian oil refineries for two days since U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire.
- Russia continued to bomb Ukraine’s energy infrastructure despite Trump's announcement.
Russia launched five ballistic missiles at Kyiv on Monday, with air raid sirens sounding only after the attack, according to Ukrainian officials. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv received no early warning from partners about the strike, raising questions about the effectiveness of intelligence sharing.
US officials had made explicit threats over the weekend to their Ukrainian counterparts that the Trump administration was on the brink of halting intelligence sharing with Kyiv. However, speaking in Warsaw, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, indicated that cooperation was continuing and said the lack of warning over the Kyiv attack was due to a “special type” of Russian weaponry.
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.
Separately, the U.S. had reportedly threatened to suspend intelligence sharing unless Kyiv stopped striking Russian energy infrastructure. Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine had not attacked Russian oil refineries for two days since U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire, but noted that Russia had continued its attacks on Ukrainian facilities.
On Monday Russia bombarded the city of Kharkiv, destroying a residential building, with four people killed and 41 injured.