Ukraine got no warning from partners about attack
Russia hits power grid again
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Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure using ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, adding that Kyiv again received no early warning of the attack from partner countries that previously shared their intelligence.
Zelenskyy is grappling with recent Washington moves benefiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, including waiving U.S. sanctions on Moscow and signing a deal to import diesel from Moscow.
Moscow and Kyiv, meanwhile, were discussing the possible evacuation of the Russian-occupied front-line city of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region, where about 2,000 people have been cut off from food and medical supplies for months, according to a Ukrainian human rights official.
Vital US supplies running late
Zelenskyy said speed restrictions are still in place on Kyiv's use of the military-grade version of U.S. company SpaceX's satellite internet service.
Full service was being restored at the end of last week, but Zelenskyy said Monday that the restrictions are still slowing Ukraine's drones along the front.
Also, a severe shortage of American-made Patriot air defense systems has made Ukraine more vulnerable. Delays are still occurring with some "vital supplies" from the U.S., Zelenskyy said without elaborating, and senior Kyiv officials are urgently contacting other countries to strengthen air defenses.
Western intelligence sharing has helped Ukraine counter Russia's devastating ballistic missiles and hold back Moscow's full-scale invasion, which began more than 4½ years ago.
U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington hasn't stopped providing intelligence to Kyiv. Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeated that position Monday, saying he had no information about the previous night's Russian attack.
The Russian nighttime barrage hit 28 substations and other critical energy facilities, depriving more than a half-million people of electricity, heat and running water, Zelenskyy said on social media.
Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and its surrounding region, Zelenskyy said, with officials in the capital reporting a 21-year-old woman was killed.
Ukraine received no warning from its partners ahead of the first wave of attacks, and information about a second wave arrived too late for air raid sirens to be activated in time, air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on national television.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that it struck Ukrainian targets including a data center, a logistics hub storing components for drones and cruise missiles, an industrial facility making drone components, and a locomotive depot where missiles are stored.
It also said it struck a bulk carrier in the Black Sea heading for Odesa with supplies for Ukraine's armed forces.