A firefighter puts out a fire following a Russian air attack in Kharkiv.
\n\nUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said Kyiv received no advance warning from its international partners before a second night of Russian ballistic missile strikes hit the capital, including a key power plant, despite US President Donald Trump’s claim of an energy ceasefire.
\n\nOne person was killed and 13 injured when missiles struck Kyiv on Tuesday night, according to the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko. A high-rise apartment building was hit, setting flats on fire and forcing residents to evacuate.
\n\nZelenskyy said the main target was thermal power plant No 4, a critical part of the capital’s energy infrastructure. "Once again, no advance warning from our partners," he wrote on Telegram.
\n\nThe Ukrainian leader had earlier described a Russian attack involving five missiles on Monday as "particularly vile". He said intelligence shared by Western allies was crucial to protecting civilians, particularly when it provided advance notice of ballistic missile launches.
\n\n"This is precisely what helps prevent people from being killed – when there is an early warning about ballistic missiles," he wrote on social media.
\n\nZelenskyy did not identify which partners had failed to provide a warning or…
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