Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no intelligence from partners about
missiles headed to Kyiv
[October 14, 2026]
By HANNA ARHIROVA and JUSTIN SPIKE
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine received no early warning from its partners
about five Russian ballistic missiles that hit civilian infrastructure
in the capital of Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as
tensions rise between the Ukrainian leader and U.S. President Donald
Trump.
Zelenskyy did not specify which partners he was talking about. He
characterized the barrage as “particularly vile” and emphasized that
receiving intelligence from partners about such attacks “helps save
lives" and is "one of the most critical issues.”
"This is precisely what helps prevent people from being killed — when
there is an early warning about ballistic missiles,” he wrote in a post
on X.
Trump said the U.S. has not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine.
“We are helping them, and we are sharing intel,” Trump told reporters at
the White House. “We want the war to end, so we’re working with them and
with Russia on getting the war to end."
More missiles struck Kyiv late Tuesday, targeting energy systems.
Zelenskyy said again that the country received no early warning from
partners.
“It is important that the world does not stay silent about this,” he
posted on X. “And it is important that the United States really see what
is happening and who is responsible for this war continuing.”
Remarks follow biting criticism from Trump
Zelenskyy’s remarks come days after Trump unleashed biting criticism of
him, including comments that it was time for a new president in Ukraine
and that Zelenskyy has not done enough to end the war. The criticism
marks perhaps the lowest point in their relationship since their
disastrous Oval Office meeting in February 2025.
Kyiv continues to rely heavily on Washington for military assistance,
including U.S.-made Patriot missile-defense systems and intelligence.
The U.S. has the capability to immediately spot Russian ballistic
missile launches. American officials have in the past notified Ukraine
about launches to allow it to issue missile warnings to the public and
to use air defenses against incoming missiles.
Asked whether Ukraine received an explanation for the lack of
intelligence ahead of the overnight missile strikes, a senior Ukrainian
official said it was described as a “failure,” suggesting it was the
result of circumstances such as weather conditions rather than a
deliberate decision. The official spoke on condition of anonymity
because he was not authorized to give an official statement on the
matter.
Ukraine struggles to fend off aerial attacks
Russia's war in Ukraine has not seen major shifts on the ground since
last year, but Ukraine is struggling to fend off Moscow's intensified
aerial attacks that include speedy ballistic missiles and high-flying
jet-powered drones.
Downing the missiles has been a challenge because of a shortage of
Patriot missiles caused by the U.S.-led war in Iran. Russia’s Iskander
short-range ballistic missiles take just a few minutes to reach targets
in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with more than 100 weapons
since Monday evening. A residential building in the northeastern city of
Kharkiv was destroyed, killing four people despite an all-night rescue
operation, he said.
Russia has increasingly used attacks on civilian infrastructure such as
energy facilities to deny Ukrainians power, heat and running water
during the 4½-year war, hoping to wear down public support for Ukraine’s
response to Moscow’s full-scale invasion.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is respecting energy ceasefire
Trump has blamed Ukraine's earlier strikes on Russian oil refineries for
record U.S. diesel prices — rather than the war in Iran. He struck a
deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to import diesel
from Russia in an attempt to bring fuel prices down ahead of U.S.
midterm elections.
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Firefighters put out a fire following a Russian air attack on a
residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.
(AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Meanwhile, Trump claimed Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed
on an “energy ceasefire” in which both parties would refrain from
striking each other's energy infrastructure. Russia has not
confirmed the existence of such a deal. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
Peskov said only that “contacts on this matter continue.”
Zelenskyy on Tuesday said Ukraine had not struck Russian oil
refineries or other energy sites in the two days since Trump
announced the purported deal. He criticized Moscow for what he said
were Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities and
infrastructure in the time since Trump's announcement.
“The facts show that the Russians do not consider themselves bound
by what the President of the United States said,” Zelenskyy said
following the attack late Tuesday.
The claim that Ukraine has halted its strikes on energy sites could
not be independently verified, but neither Russian officials nor
media have reported Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries since the
energy truce was announced.
Strikes on Kharkiv kill 4 and wound 41
Russian strikes across Ukraine caused injuries and deaths overnight
Monday and into Tuesday. In addition to the four deaths in the
apartment building in Kharkiv, 41 people were wounded in the city in
one evening alone, Zelenskyy said.
A woman was wounded in a Russian strike on a private home in Kyiv’s
Darnytskyi district, the Kyiv city military administration said. A
Russian drone hit a residential building in the village of Murovane,
near the western city of Lviv, during a morning attack Tuesday, Lviv
Mayor Andrii Sadovyi said.
One person was killed in the Fastiv district of the Kyiv region, and
at least two others were hurt in a Russian attack on the area, said
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration.
A Russian drone struck an educational institution in the center of
Rivne in northwest Ukraine, wounding 14 people, according to
Oleksandr Koval, head of the Rivne regional military administration.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that its
forces launched strikes "against Ukrainian military-industrial
facilities, logistics centers, railway and port infrastructure, as
well as vessels involved in delivering military cargo to Ukraine.”
The ministry also said a bulk carrier headed to the port of Mykolaiv
with military cargo on board was hit in the estuary of the Bug River
along the Black Sea.
The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday said its air defenses
overnight shot down 604 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and
the Sea of Azov.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 417 drones targeted the Moscow
region. Most were downed far away, while 65 were intercepted as they
approached the Russian capital.
A school, two private houses and a car were damaged in the attack in
the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow, Gov. Vladislav Shapsha said.
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Spike reported from Budapest, Hungary.
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