Once again, there was no warning from Ukraine’s partners about ballistic missile strike on Kyiv, – Air Force
Once again, Ukraine received no warning from its partners about the launch of ballistic missiles towards Kyiv on the evening of 13 October.
This was reported to journalists by the President’s adviser on communications, Dmytro Lytvyn, and confirmed by the Air Force, according to Censor.NET.
Details
The President’s Office stated that no warning had been received from partners regarding the launch of ballistic missiles.
According to Lytvyn, the military and relevant services are currently investigating why no warning was issued.
The Air Force reported several ballistic missile launches towards Kyiv at 22:40 and 22:41. No air raid alert was issued in advance.
Air Force's comment
"At around 22.40 on 13 October, the enemy struck the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles (the number and type are being clarified). The situation is similar to yesterday’s – no information was received from partners regarding launches from enemy territory. The reasons are being established. The enemy is treacherously targeting the civilian population with ballistic missiles; further attacks cannot be ruled out. Remain vigilant!" — wrote the Ukrainian Air Force.
As a reminder, loud explosions were heard in Kyiv on the evening of 13 October. Russia launched ballistic missiles.
Alerts about the missile threat reached users either just before or during the explosions in the capital. A 9-storey residential block in the Desnianskyi district was hit, causing a fire.
The situation regarding US intelligence
- On 10 October, the American publication Axios reported that Donald Trump’s representatives, Stephen Witkoff and Jared Kushner, may have threatened to halt the sharing of intelligence due to Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries. However, Witkoff denied reports of such threats.
- On the evening of 12 October, the Russians attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles; explosions were heard before the air-raid siren was sounded. The missiles struck civilian infrastructure.
- On 13 October, Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the previous day, during the strike involving five ballistic missiles on Kyiv, Ukraine had not received any intelligence from its partners regarding the launches of the targets.
- At the same time, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha assured that Ukraine continues to receive US intelligence.
- An official familiar with the matter told Politico that the US had attributed the lack of warning to "bad weather".
- However, on 13 October, US President Donald Trump said that the US had not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine. According to him, the US is helping Ukraine, including by providing intelligence.
