Zelenskyy Says Ukraine’s Missile Warnings Have Resumed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on October 20 that Ukraine was again receiving advance warnings of Russian ballistic-missile launches from its partners, following a call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The announcement came after days of warning gaps that Kyiv said had left it with little or no time to prepare for attacks. The reports do not independently confirm that the warnings have resumed or establish what caused the disruption. Zelenskyy said he spoke with Rubio earlier that day and described their discussion as constructive. The issues included early warnings, ballistic-missile interceptors and restrictions on Starlink and Starshield services. He said the intelligence system was working again and thanked the U.S. side for the restored warnings. The warning problems were reported during Russian attacks in mid-October. Zelenskyy said that during the overnight attacks of October 18-19, no warning came before the first wave. Information arrived before the second wave, but, according to Zelenskyy and Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat, it left little time to respond. Ihnat’s account distinguished the two waves, with the first around 11 p.m....