Ukraine Again Receives No Warning Before Strike on Kyiv as Young Girl Is Killed
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on the evening of October 18 and overnight into October 19 killed a 21-year-old woman and injured eight others. A metro station, non-residential buildings and other facilities were damaged. According to media sources, Ukraine received no advance warning from its partners about the strike.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported the consequences of the attack. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko had earlier confirmed the fatality.
In the Desnianskyi district, a fire broke out in a non-residential building, while a vehicle and a metro station were damaged. Rescuers found a deceased person at the scene of the fire.
In the Solomianskyi district, a fire broke out at a medical facility, and the facade and windows of a high-rise residential building were damaged. Klitschko had earlier reported that missile debris struck the first floor of a 25-storey residential building, injuring three people who received medical assistance at the scene.
An educational institution was damaged in the Dniprovskyi district. Emergency crews extinguished fires caused by the Russian strikes.
Following damage to a metro station, tracks and cable infrastructure, the Chernihivska and Lisova stations were temporarily closed to passengers.
According to sources cited by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alex Raufoglu, Ukraine once again received no advance warning of the ballistic missile attack. However, there has been no official confirmation that the United States specifically failed to provide the information.
On October 18, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that intelligence sharing with the United States had resumed following a temporary suspension.
Earlier, reports emerged that Washington had threatened to halt intelligence sharing over Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries.