As Russian missiles slip through Kyiv's air defenses without warning, officials say US intelligence sharing remains intact. For now
Despite the recent failure of Kyiv's early warning system and threats to halt U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine, Washington made no such decision, Ukrainian and American sources told the Kyiv Independent. Five Russian S-400 missiles struck the Ukrainian capital shortly after 10 p.m. local time on Oct. 12, causing "massive explosions," Kyiv Independent journalists reported. Air raid sirens…
On October 12, Russian S-400 missiles struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, causing massive explosions, despite the early warning system failing to detect the attack. Ukrainian officials stated that the US intelligence sharing with Ukraine remained intact, contradicting Washington's threat to suspend it. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed that intelligence sharing continued, but the US President's remarks suggested otherwise.
The Ukrainian military leadership contacted their US counterparts after the strike to clarify what happened, alleging that the Americans did not see the launch and did not issue a warning. Ukrainian officials questioned whether Washington was using intelligence assistance to pressure Kyiv, but there was no evidence to suggest a deliberate decision to withhold intelligence.
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