Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no early warning from partners as Russia hits the power grid again

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Russia used ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones to launch more attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday[1]

According to AP reporting carried by the Washington Post, Zelenskyy said Kyiv again received no early warning of the attack from partner countries that previously shared their intelligence.[2]Zelenskyy said on social media that the barrage hit 28 substations and other critical energy facilities, depriving more than a half-million people of electricity, heat and running water[3], AP reports. NBC News gave a different count, reporting that Zelenskyy said the strikes damaged more than 10 energy infrastructure facilities across the country[4].AP reports that Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and its surrounding region, Zelenskyy said, with officials in the capital reporting a 21-year-old woman was killed.[3]Air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on national television that Ukraine received no warning from its partners ahead of the first wave of attacks, and information about a second wave arrived too late for air raid sirens[3], according to AP.AP reports that U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington hasn't stopped providing intelligence to Kyiv.[3] Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeated that position Monday, saying he had no information about the previous night's Russian attack.[3]NBC News reports that the Russian Defense Ministry said that it carried out a "massive strike"[4] on targets that included a data center and a logistics hub for drone and missile components.According to AP, U.S. and Russian officials said Monday that talks are continuing on the possibility of a trilateral meeting involving Putin, Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping[3] next month to negotiate a deal on Ukraine, without Kyiv taking part.

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  1. [1]Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no early warning from partners as Russia hits the power grid again | PBS News
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