U.S. intelligence sharing remains chaotic and incomplete, Zelenskyy’s aide says
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Damage from the Oct. 19 missile strike on Kyiv (Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
The United States continues to provide Ukraine with
incomplete and contradictory intelligence
about incoming Russian attacks, Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov
said in an interview with the BBC on Oct. 19.
“This looks very strange; sometimes we receive this
information before an attack begins, and sometimes we don’t,” Beskrestnov said.
“For example, we received it last night, but ... one minute
before the attack started.”
He noted that overall cooperation with the United States is
continuing. According to Beskrestnov, intelligence data is still being provided,
and the problem is limited to the missile threat warning system.
“Perhaps the United States is trying to tell us: ‘Let’s
talk, let’s negotiate with Russia. You should find a compromise,” he said.
Beskrestnov also said Ukraine has its own radar data, which
allows it to issue limited warnings about incoming attacks. However, he said
Ukraine is urgently examining the possibility of using alternative
communications systems.
“We now understand that something is beginning to happen
with Starlink, and we are not sure what the next step will be,” he added.
One person was killed and eight others were injured in Kyiv
during the Oct. 19 attack. Damage was reported in three districts.
Infrastructure on the red line of the Kyiv Metro was damaged on the city’s left
bank. In the Solomyanskyi district, a 25-story building, a medical facility,
and a shopping mall were damaged.
Alex Raufoglu, a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty, reported that the United States again failed to warn Ukraine overnight
about Russia’s use of ballistic missiles.
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