Partners did not warn Ukraine about the first wave of the attack, which began yesterday at around 11pm. However, they did warn about the subsequent waves carried out by the Russians at dawn.
Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ignat said this during a television broadcast. He explained that out of four waves of attacks, there was no warning about one of them.
“We first issued a message at around 10:40pm that there had been no notification from partners about ballistic missiles. But during the next three waves of attacks, there were notifications from partners about ballistic missiles,” he said.
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On 12 October, Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles. The first explosions were heard even before an air-raid alert was announced. On 13 October, the situation was repeated, and the President and the Air Force officially reported that partners had not passed on a warning.
Information about ballistic missile launches is passed to Ukraine, among others, by the United States. Ukraine can detect high-speed targets only as they approach, which is too late to react in time to issue an air-raid alert.