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BALLISTIC MISSILES JUST Hit Ukraine—Where Was US Intel?
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We examine President Zelensky’s claim that Ukraine received no warning from partners before a Russian Iskander-M ballistic-missile strike on Kyiv, reportedly targeting TPP-4, one of the capital’s major electrical generating facilities. Ukrainian Air Force reporting cited in this discussion makes the episode especially consequential: Iskander launches had previously been detected with advance warning, yet Kyiv’s air-raid alarm reportedly came only as the missiles approached.
We also assess the reported destruction of a distribution center in the Khmelnytskyi region and Ukraine’s claimed long-range response against oil infrastructure around Rostov-on-Don, including the Novoshakhtinsk facility. The central issue is not a definitive claim about intelligence-sharing policy, but the stakes if missile-launch warning is interrupted: civilian protection, air-defense readiness, energy security, and the credibility of a partner relationship under wartime pressure.
00:00 Reports of Missing Missile Warnings
01:54 Zelensky’s Statement on the Kyiv Strike
04:18 TPP-4 and Kyiv’s Energy Infrastructure
06:12 Why the Iskander-M Warning Matters
08:32 Ukraine’s Long-Range Response in Rostov
10:05 Khmelnytskyi Distribution Center Hit
11:35 Intelligence Support and Strategic Consequences
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