Zelensky "betrayed"? The US may have deliberately failed to provide warnings to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev did not receive any prior warning from its partners before the Russian ballistic missile fire on Tuesday night.

According to CBS News sources, American officials allegedly explained to the Ukrainian side that the system for detecting Russian missile launches did not work due to bad weather conditions. Previously, similar information was reported by Politico. However, anonymous Ukrainian representatives quoted by the station did not believe this explanation and suggested that the US could have manipulated the functioning of the system.

CBS News emphasizes that during the next wave of attacks - on Wednesday night - the early warning system was already operational.

Hundreds of thousands of people without energy

Zelensky said that Russia used over 39 ballistic missiles and over 120 strike drones and loitering munitions in the night attack. The targets were primarily energy facilities and critical infrastructure in Kiev and Kharkov.

According to the Ukrainian president, six people died and about 600,000 people died. customers were cut off from electricity supplies.

Donald Trump denied on Tuesday that the US would stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine. We help them, but above all we help them achieve the final solution. We want the war to end, he said, quoted by CBS News.

The station also reported that the Ukrainian military had been observing problems with the operation of the Starlink system since Tuesday evening. It is used, among others, for communication, reconnaissance and conducting operations using drones in conditions of intense electronic jamming.

Sources in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reportedly told CBS News that SpaceX had limited the operation of Starshield terminals - the military version of the system - without notice. This is intended to hinder the missions of Ukrainian drones, logistics and signal transmission at the front.

CBS News notes that it has reached out to SpaceX, the White House and the Pentagon for comment.

Kyiv calls for a reaction, Zelensky admits that he feels betrayed

Volodymyr Zelensky called on the United States and other partners to respond decisively to Russian strikes. He said that the scale of the attack showed that Moscow disregarded Washington's position.

In Wednesday's interview with British journalist Pierce Morgan, Zelensky answered questions about the suddenly introduced restrictions on American aid. There was also a question about the recently concluded agreement between Trump and Putin regarding the supply of Russian diesel. "Yes, I feel betrayed, but it is more complicated than my feelings and emotions," the Ukrainian leader replied, adding that "it is a great pity that we are losing a strong ally."