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- Ukraine accused the US of failing to warn it of incoming Russian missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv's military response through changes to the Starlink satellite network it uses on the battlefield.
- Zelenskyy called on Elon Musk to restore Starlink, noting speeds up to 160kmh are needed for strike and interceptor drones; Musk replied that limits on the military Starshield system are "decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS."
- Zelenskyy said he felt "betrayed" after Trump announced a diesel-supply deal with heavily sanctioned Moscow, telling Piers Morgan: "It's painful when President Trump chooses one side, not our side."
- A senior Kyiv official confirmed the US had recently threatened to stop sharing intelligence about Russian missile launches, though Trump denied doing so on Tuesday.
- The strikes killed 15 people, knocked out power to swathes of Kyiv, and hit power plants in the eastern Kharkiv region as well as Zhytomyr, Sumy, and Chernigiv; Zelenskyy accused Russia of "ostentatious disrespect" toward the US by flouting Trump's unilaterally announced energy ceasefire.
Why it matters: By threatening to cut missile-launch intelligence and allowing Starlink military speeds to be throttled, Washington appears to be undermining Ukraine's air defense in the middle of an active war. Zelenskyy's on-camera 'betrayed' accusation against Trump over the diesel deal marks the most pointed public rupture between Kyiv and the White House since Trump's return, and follows strikes that killed 15 people and knocked out power heading into winter.
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