The U.S. Explained Why It Did Not Warn Ukraine About The Ballistic Missile Strike On Kyiv

Washington cited poor weather conditions.

The U.S. explained to Ukraine the lack of a warning about a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on the evening of October 12 by citing poor weather conditions. This was reported by Politico reports, citing an anonymous official familiar with the situation.

“In Kyiv, this is not considered a valid excuse. That’s why more and more people are concerned that this might not actually have been the reason,” — said the source.

On the evening of October 12, Russia launched a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv, and a red-level alert was declared in the capital immediately after the first explosions.

The Air Force explained that the targets were detected only during the attack, and no information about launches from Russian territory had been received. Later, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine’s partners had not warned the country about Russia’s preparations for a ballistic missile strike.

Discussions in Washington about a possible suspension of intelligence sharing had begun even before the October 12 strike. As reported by Axios on October 10, citing a Ukrainian official, during talks in Miami, Trump’s envoys Steve Whitcoff and Jared Kushner warned that the U.S. might cut off Kyiv’s access to its intelligence if Ukraine continued to strike Russian oil refineries.

The U.S. side denied these reports. The threat came at the same time as an agreement between Trump and Putin on the supply of Russian diesel fuel to global markets, which, according to Washington, was supposed to lead to lower fuel prices.

According to the Financial Times, which obtained the information from European officials, the Trump administration also threatened to halt the procurement mechanism through which Ukraine receives weapons.

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