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Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no early warning before Kyiv missile strike

Zelenskyy says five missiles hit civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, and four people died in Kharkiv.

The short version

  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine received no early warning from partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • Five missiles hit civilian infrastructure in the attack, which Zelenskyy described in strong terms.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 100 weapons since Monday evening, and a Kharkiv residential building destroyed in strikes killed four people.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine had not struck Russian oil refineries or other energy sites since Trump announced a purported deal, and he did not assign blame for the missed warning.[ABC News · Associated Press]

Key facts

  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine received no early warning from partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 100 weapons at Ukraine since Monday evening.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • A residential building in Kharkiv was destroyed, killing four people, according to Zelenskyy.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • Zelenskyy said 41 people were wounded in Kharkiv in one evening.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine had not struck Russian oil refineries or other energy sites in the two days after Trump announced a purported deal.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • Zelenskyy made the statement in a post on X on Tuesday.[ABC News · Associated Press]

What remains uncertain

  • The claim of no partner warning rests on Zelenskyy's statement, and the reporting contains no independent confirmation of it.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • Zelenskyy's statement that Ukraine has not struck energy sites is described as a purported arrangement that could not be independently verified.[ABC News · Associated Press]

Sources

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