Ukraine was attacked by Russia without warning of US attack, killing 1 and injuring 8

Ukrainian President Zelensky said in an interview with the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on the 18th that after a period of friction between the United States and Ukraine, the intelligence sharing channel between the two parties has resumed operation. However, the Ukrainian capital Kiev was attacked by a Russian missile in the early morning of the 19th, causing one death and eight injuries. Ukraine's emergency rescue department and a reporter citing Ukrainian sources said that Ukraine did not receive advance warning of the attack from the United States this time.

According to the "Kyiv Post" report, the Russian attack damaged the ground part of the Chernihivska metro station on the left bank of Kiev. In the Solomianka district (Solomianskyi), missile fragments hit the first floor of a 25-story residential building and fell to a medical facility. An attack was also reported on a non-residential property in Dniprovskyi district.

Ukrainian telecom operator Datagroup claimed that the attack also completely destroyed one of its data centers, causing serious damage to its equipment and infrastructure beyond repair. The company said no employees were injured in the attack and it is continuing to provide services to customers through backup facilities.

Ukrainian journalist Alex Raufoglu quoted Ukrainian sources as saying that Ukraine once again failed to receive advance warning about the missile attack from its partners. A reporter from the Kyiv Post in the Solomianka district also said that the explosion of the missile was heard before the air defense siren sounded.

In addition, "AFP" pointed out that Zelensky stated on social media that Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles towards Kiev and also used more than 200 drones across Ukraine, but Ukraine failed to obtain advance warning from its allies.

It is still unclear whether Ukraine's failure to receive early warning reflects broader problems with the U.S.-Ukraine intelligence sharing mechanism, or whether the United States and Ukraine failed to obtain specific intelligence sufficient to issue an early warning before the attack.