Rocket attack on the capital: explosions rocked Kyiv before the alert was issued

Andriy Kovalenko dismissed the suggestion that this could be connected to threats by the United States to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine.

The Russian army in the evening on Monday, 12 October, launched a strike on Kyiv with ballistic missiles. The alarm signal sounded in the capital after the first explosions, local groups report.

The Air Forces announced at 22:09 that a fast-moving target was approaching Kyiv. After this, several explosions immediately rang out in the city. The red level of danger due to the missile threat was announced at 22:10.

The explosions were confirmed by the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, who urged residents of the capital to stay in shelters.

Subsequently, former head of the Center for Combating Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council Andriy Kovalenko said on Telegram that the absence of an alert before the missile strike was not related to US threats to suspend intelligence transfers to Ukraine.

Earlier media reports stated that the administration of US President Donald Trump had increased pressure on Kyiv over Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.

In particular, U.S. officials warned Ukraine and European Union allies about the possible suspension of sharing intelligence information and support for purchasing American weapons for Ukraine if Kyiv does not stop strikes on Russian refineries.

It was also reported that officials of the U.S. president's administration called up the Ukrainian military leadership and government officials, demanding not to attack Russian oil refineries after Donald Trump proclaimed the so-called energy ceasefire between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.