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- Zelensky said Ukraine got no early warning from its partners about five Russian ballistic missiles that hit civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, calling the barrage "particularly vile" and emphasizing that advance intelligence "helps save lives."
- Trump told reporters at the White House that the U.S. has not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine; a senior Ukrainian official separately described the lapse as a "failure" attributed to circumstances like weather rather than a deliberate decision.
- Zelensky's complaint comes days after Trump's sharpest criticism yet — including that it is "time for a new president" in Ukraine — marking what may be the lowest point in the relationship since their February 2025 Oval Office meeting.
- Russia struck Ukraine with more than 100 weapons since Monday evening, including Iskander short-range ballistic missiles that take only minutes to reach their targets; four people were killed and 41 wounded in Kharkiv in one evening alone.
- Ukraine is running short on U.S.-made Patriot missiles because of the U.S.-led war in Iran, making it harder to intercept Russia's intensified barrage of ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones.
- Zelensky said Ukraine has not struck Russian oil refineries or energy sites in the two days since Trump announced a purported "energy ceasefire" with Putin, while accusing Moscow of continuing attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
- The Kremlin has not confirmed the energy deal — spokesman Dmitry Peskov said only that "contacts on this matter continue" — and Trump has separately struck a deal with Putin to import Russian diesel to ease U.S. fuel prices before midterms.
Why it matters: An apparent gap in missile-warning intelligence at a moment when Russia is launching 100-plus weapons a day — and Ukraine is short on Patriot interceptors because of the U.S. war in Iran — leaves Kyiv's 4½-year-old civilian infrastructure more exposed just as Trump is publicly pressuring Zelensky to step aside and renegotiating U.S. energy ties with Moscow.
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