Kyiv power plant hit by Russian missile without warning from allies

A Russian ballistic missile struck a power plant in Kyiv on Tuesday evening without Ukraine receiving advance warning from its Western allies, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Ukraine relies heavily on Western, particularly US, intelligence to detect incoming Russian attacks and help identify targets of its own. Kyiv, which is home to some three million people, has come under increasing attack from Russian drones and missiles, with energy infrastructure a key target. "A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv. Once again, no early warning from our partners," Zelensky wrote on Facebook. "The main target was energy infrastructure, specifically the CHP-4. Unfortunately, it was hit." AFP journalists in the Ukrainian capital reported hearing several blasts. Read moreRussia pounds Ukrainian cities, spares energy targets for first time since Trump 'ceasefire' Zelensky said Ukraine's systems picked up the missiles only as they were nearing the city. "This is absolutely unjust: when they are destroying our infrastructure, and Ukraine is not even receiving early warnings about ballistic missile launches," he added. At least two people were killed in the same attack, which also struck a re...