The strikes occurred after the US reportedly threatened 3 days ago to cut off intelligence sharing if Kyiv continued its attacks on Russian refineries. Presidential adviser Beskrestnov disputed the claim of a formal cutoff, stating that some S-400 missile launches have previously gone undetected by partners. These attacks followed an earlier strike by a Shahed drone on a 25 story apartment building in the Darnytskyi district that killed 2 civilians and injured 9.
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US Intelligence Cutoff Alleged Following Unwarned Missile Strike on Kyiv
War8 days ago
A railway depot and the Seven residential complex were among the targets hit by six Russian ballistic missiles that struck Kyiv on Oct. 12 without prior warnings. Air raid sirens sounded only after the explosions on the city's left bank, which sources say is the first time in years that Russian ballistic missiles hit the capital without being detected. US intelligence tracking usually provides a 3 to 5 minute warning window for launches from western Russia, but that data was allegedly withheld from Ukraine during this attack.
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