Ukraine got 'no warning' of Russian ballistic strikes, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims the country received no warning of Russian ballistic strikes.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine received no warning of Russian ballistic strikes, according to DW News.

The strikes, which included cruise missiles and drones, hit 25 locations, with Ukraine's Air Force reporting that 243 Shahed drones were downed or suppressed, along with four missiles.

Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed the 'massive strikes' on Monday, stating that it had targeted Ukraine with 'ground-based high-precision weapons and strike drones.'

The ministry said it had hit a Ukrainian data center, a logistics hub storing components for drones and cruise missiles, a train depot storing missiles, and an industrial facility involved in the production of drones.

Ukraine did not confirm those targets but said that a medical facility had been hit in the capital, as well as one of the city's metro stations, according to a post by the Kyiv City Military Administration on Telegram.

The overnight strikes come amid contradictory claims by both Ukraine and the US about pauses to intelligence sharing, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denying a statement made by Zelenskyy on Sunday.

Rubio said that Washington had not paused some of its intelligence sharing, stating that there had been no pause, and that Zelenskyy's claims were 'denial of reality.'