Ukraine did not receive a warning from partners during the first night strike РФ ballistics, - Ignat
On the night of 19 October, Ukraine received only one of two Russian ballistic missile strikes from partners
About this spokesman Повітряних Сил Юрій Ignat told in the air of the telethon.
According to him, the Russians this night beat ballistics twice - about 23:00 and about 03:00. During the first of these strikes, for some reason, the warning did not come. Experts with partners are currently understanding the situation. About 03:00 information about the launches was already.
"Ракети летять із прикордонних областей Росії, а сигнал спершу передають, наприклад, від партнерів до оперативного пункту. Далі все відбувається швидко, але навіть 10-20 секунд у такій ситуації - це дуже багато. Тут ідеться про лічені хвилини, за які люди мають встигнути піти в укриття та відреагувати, щоб зберегти життя", Ignat explained.
He added that due to such a time deficit, even the warning algorithm, in particular, the launch of sirens, can work late - after the arrivals.
"Якщо ворог завдає удару балістикою, наприклад об 23:00 чи опівночі, не виключено, що він повторить його. Тому потрібно бути дуже пильними",
At the same time, he stressed that Ukraine has its own sources that report launches. Ignat advised using automated services.
"Додаток "Air alarm" змінили: у ньому почали показувати повітряні цілі, але його ще доопрацьовують. Є й автоматизовані попередження на телефонах - вони мають якнайшвидше повідомляти людей саме про балістичну загрозу", said Ignat.
Intelligence sharing with США
In October, 2026 year Kiev several times suffered Russian ballistic attacks, which the Ukrainian side did not receive early warnings from partners. In particular, in the evening 12 October Russian missiles hit the capital, and air alarm announced after the attack.
The President of Володимир Зеленський stressed that timely information about ballistics launches helps to save lives. At the same time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Андрій Сибіга said that the exchange of intelligence with США continues.
Against the background of these events, Washington threatened to suspend the exchange of intelligence information if Ukraine does not stop attacks on the Russian energy infrastructure. At the same time, no official decision was made to stop the exchange.
18 October Зеленський reported that after a temporary break, the intelligence exchange with США resumed. The President thanked the American side for resuming cooperation, emphasizing its importance to protect against Russian missile strikes.
19 October Secretary of State США Марко Рубіо denied that Washington had suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
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