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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Harding

Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy

Rescuers stand amid rubble and smoke at a burning building after a drone strike in Kyiv
Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike on a residential area in Kyiv. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday.

The Ukrainian president described the attack on Monday as “particularly vile”. He emphasised that receiving intelligence from Ukraine’s western allies “helps saves lives, and this is one of the most critical issues”.

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