Ukraine war: USA is said to have again not provided Kyiv with data on Russian missile attacks

On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the USA was once again providing Ukraine with important intelligence information to defend against Russian missile attacks. But the supposed relief could now be over again. After new Russian attacks, Zelenskyj complains that he was not warned by his country's partners.

Russia has again attacked energy facilities and infrastructure in several regions across the country, writes Zelenskyj on Telegram: "Again a Russian ballistic attack in several waves overnight, and again without warning from the partners."

Ukraine relies on U.S. intelligence to locate the fast-moving ballistic missiles that Russia is firing in waves toward its cities. US President Trump said last week that Washington was continuing to share intelligence information. This came despite Ukrainian officials saying some Russian attacks occurred without warning. The interruption therefore lasted several days.

New concerns about lack of US aid

Now concerns are flaring up again in view of the lack of US aid again. At least 550,000 families are without electricity, writes Ukrainian President Zelenskyj on Telegram. Moscow used 16 ballistic missiles in an attack on the capital Kyiv and its surrounding areas. Other regions were also attacked with more than 200 drones. Zelenskyj spoke of victims. According to authorities, at least one 21-year-old was killed in Kyiv. Eight other people were injured.

According to authorities, at least two people were killed in a rocket attack in the southeastern Ukrainian industrial town of Kryvyi Rih. Seven others were injured, the military governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Oleksandr Hansha, said on Telegram. The attack was therefore aimed at an unspecified industrial company. President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown is almost 70 kilometers from the Russian-Ukrainian front line.

Relations between Kyiv and Washington strained

Zelensky spoke of a denial of reality if deliveries of missiles for Ukraine's air defense were blocked while Russia received relief or reprieve from sanctions. Relations between Kyiv and Washington are currently tense. Most recently, the USA temporarily lifted sanctions against Russian diesel. US President Donald Trump also suspended planned new sanctions against Russia shortly before they came into force.

The Defense Ministry in Moscow confirmed attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding area this morning. It is said that data centers and defense industry targets were hit. A freighter was also hit in the Black Sea. The information cannot be independently verified.

Ukraine has been defending itself against the large-scale Russian invasion with Western help for more than four and a half years.

At the EU summit, Volodymyr Zelenskyj is asking for an additional 70 billion euros for defense against Russia. But the Europeans don't have much more to offer than dutiful expressions of solidarity.