{
  "id": 15705365,
  "title": "1 Week Without US Intelligence: Russian Ballistics Kill At Least 6 Ukrainians, 21 Injured",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/1-week-without-us-intelligence-russian-ballistics-kill-at-least-6",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:07:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87568"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Following the US halt of missile intelligence sharing with Ukraine, at least six civilians died and 21 were injured in ballistic missile strikes, according to Kyiv Post analysis of official reports and damage assessments through Monday. Kharkiv and Dnipro residents suffered the highest losses. Kyiv Post's coverage of the conflict can be found on @Kyivpost_official. However, senior US officials, including Secretary of State Marc Rubio, have denied the claim of a data cut-off. \"I don’t know where he’s getting these things or why he’s [President Volodymyr Zelensky] saying these things to the press,\" Rubio stated during a Sunday visit to Uzbekistan. Zelensky also claimed that intelligence-sharing was blocked for some time and that Ukraine did not receive early warnings during three days of ballistic attacks, as reported by The Guardian. A Kyiv Post review found that the suspension likely began shortly before midnight Kyiv time on October 12 and remains in effect. Ukrainian early-warning networks confirmed at least five ballistic missile strikes against Ukraine from October 12-19, with a probable death toll of 20 and over 100 wounded in confirmed strikes. Ballistic missiles used include the Iskander-M, KN-23, and S-400. The first lethal strike occurred around 10:40 p.m. on October 13 in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district, destroying a nine-story apartment building and killing three women aged 35, 58, and 84. No air-raid siren warned of the attack. On October 14, another missile struck an upscale district, killing two civilians and injuring at least one. From October 12-19, Russia launched at least five missile salvos, including five on October 12-13, 39 on October 13-14, an undetermined number on October 16-17, and 16 on October 19, according to Ukrainian Air Force and civil defense reports.",
  "summary": "Following the US cut-off of ballistic missile early-warning intelligence to Ukraine, Russian ballistic missile strikes have killed at least six civilians and left more than 20 injured. US officials deny there has been a cut-off, but Ukrainian officials, military sources, media outlets, and civilian air-defense networks agree that Russian ballistic missiles are now hitting targets before launch…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}