The attack also hit the grounds of CHPP-4, one of Kyiv’s main power plants. Zelensky briefed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the strike and said, “This is the second time Ukraine has received no warning this week.” Ukrainian systems detected the missiles only as they approached the capital. Zelensky said Russia was preparing further launches despite Ukraine’s support for an energy ceasefire.
Asked about the latest failure to provide advance warning, the White House referred reporter Laura Rozen to President Donald Trump’s earlier comments that intelligence sharing continued. “We are helping them and we are sharing intel,” Trump said. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also confirmed that cooperation continued and attributed the delayed alert during the Oct. 12 attack to the type of Russian weapon used.