US failed to warn Ukraine of Russian missile attack on Kyiv, blaming bad weather - Politico
Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv (illustrative photo: Russian media)
US officials blamed "bad weather" for the lack of warning about Russian ballistic missile launches targeting Kyiv yesterday, October 12, according to Politico.
According to the media outlet, Ukraine receives information about upcoming Russian missile strikes through the Battlespace Command and Control Center, a system operated and controlled by the armed forces of the US and NATO countries, as well as other organizations.
However, no such warning was issued yesterday, October 12, when Russia launched ballistic missiles at Kyiv.
"They (Americans - ed.) told Ukrainians no warning happened because of bad weather conditions, which is seen as not an adequate reason in Kyiv. Thus many are getting increasingly worried this might not have been the case," an unnamed source said.
Attack on Kyiv
Yesterday, October 12, powerful explosions rocked Kyiv before an air raid alert was issued. The city came under attack from five ballistic missiles.
Monitoring channels reported that the incoming missiles were only detected when they were already directly over the capital.
The incident followed rumors that the US had threatened to suspend intelligence sharing with Ukraine if strikes on Russian oil refineries continued.
Warnings about ballistic missile launches are also part of the intelligence Ukraine receives from the US.
