Military analysts attributed the detection gap to the use of RM-48U modified S-400 missiles, which are more difficult to track than standard ballistics, noting a similar undetected strike in Mykolaiv on Oct. 2. Presidential adviser Beskrestnov stated that partners' intelligence services have missed such launches in the past due to technical nuances. These attacks followed a separate Shahed drone strike on a 25 story apartment building in the Darnytskyi district that killed 2 civilians and injured 9.
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Ukraine Denies US Intel Cutoff Following Unwarned Kyiv Strike
War8 days ago
The Ukrainian Air Force is seeking the cause of a detection failure that delayed air raid alerts during a Russian ballistic missile attack on Oct. 12. While some reports suggested the U.S. had severed early warning intelligence sharing, officials and military analysts dismissed those claims as false, stating targets were only picked up by radar as they neared the city. At least 6 missiles struck targets on the city's left bank, including the Seven residential complex and a railway depot, hitting before sirens sounded.
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