Zelenskyy Criticizes Partners for Lack of Missile Strike Warnings

Five Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv without prior intelligence alerts from international partners on Tuesday evening, prompting criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The sudden barrage triggered explosions shortly after 10 p.m. local time, catching residents off guard because no air raid alert warned of a ballistic missile attack before the blasts occurred, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Intelligence data about the launch of ballistic missiles helps save lives and this is one of the most critical issues, Zelenskyy wrote in a social media statement on Tuesday morning, emphasizing that early warnings are essential to preventing civilian casualties during aerial bombardments.

Missile Strikes Hit Urban Centers and Power Grids

Zelenskyy reported that Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 100 weapons since Monday evening, intensifying pressure on urban centers and power grids.

Zelenskyy Says Allies Gave Ukraine No Warning Before Russian Missile Attack On Kyiv

In Kharkiv, a residential building was destroyed during an all-night rescue operation, leaving four people dead and 41 wounded in a single evening.

Russian forces also struck a critical thermal power plant in the capital during the attacks, while a woman was wounded in a strike on a private home in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district. The Russian Defence Ministry stated that it struck four power plants in and around Kyiv as well as two power plants in Kharkiv. Further south in the Black Sea, suspected Russian drones struck two cargo ships off Bulgaria, leaving 11 sailors missing in the latest spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea.

Zelenskyy Criticizes Partners for Lack of Missile Strike Warnings — Photo: The Guardian

A woman was wounded in a strike on a private home in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district.

Zelenskyy Says Russians Ignore US President

The facts show that the Russians do not consider themselves bound to abide by what the president of the United States said.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine