In the past with US Intel the US would have informed Ukraine when the missile was launched allowing them time to sound alarms and remove people from the targeted area. Trump is accidently going to get American's overseas Killed with this
US Intel Blockage against Ukraine Blamed for Russian Missile Strike that hit hotel where Americans and British volunteers had just checked in
What To Know
Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media platform Telegram that a Russian missile struck a hotel in central Ukraine on Wednesday night and that it claimed the lives of four people and injured more than 30. He wrote that just before the strike, volunteers from a humanitarian organization from the U.S., U.K. and Ukraine checked into the hotel.
Zelensky added that many civilian facilities adjacent to the hotel were damaged in the strike.
The Ukrainian, British and American volunteers managed to survive the strike by escaping in time, according to both Zelensky and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Kryvyi Rih has been one of Moscow's frequent targets throughout the war as it is the Ukrainian president's hometown, according to Reuters.
The strike swiftly followed the U.S.'s announcement that it has banned its allies, including the U.K., from sharing American intelligence with Ukraine, jeopardizing Kyiv's ability to coordinate strikes against Russian aggression.
Speaking to
Fox News, CIA Director
John Ratcliffe said that the U.S.'s move, as well as its pause on the provision of military aid, could be lifted if Washington works with Kyiv toward peace.
Although allies will be prevented from sharing U.S. intelligence, assets inside Ukraine will likely continue to do so. This U.S.-generated information passed on within the country, however, would not include time-sensitive and high-value intelligence which is needed for precision strikes on movable Russian targets.
What People Are Saying
Denis Kazansky, a Ukrainian journalist, wrote on X: "Trump paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine to stop retaliatory strikes against Russia. But Russia has not stopped striking Ukraine and now continues to kill Ukrainians who cannot defend themselves. Today Russian army just attacked a hotel in city of Krivyi Rig. There are dead and wounded. Does it look like Putin wants peace?"
Svitlana Morenets, a Ukrainian journalist based in the U.K., wrote on X: "Trump wanted to 'stop the killings' so badly that he cut aid to Ukraine and halted intelligence sharing, preventing air defences from receiving real-time information for long-range strikes. Now, even more Ukrainian civilians will die. Kryvyi Rih right now."
Brian Krassenstein, a political commentator, wrote on X: "BREAKING: Russian President
Vladimir Putin has reportedly launched a ballistic missile strike on a hotel filled with innocent civilians in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. This devastating attack comes just hours after Trump halted the sharing of intelligence with Ukraine—intel that may have directly impacted their defensive operations. Putin appears to have exploited this gap, using it as an opportunity to strike, and now innocent lives have been lost as a result. Trump is helping Putin kill innocent people. STOP THIS INSANITY!"
What Happens Next
France's Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said that Paris has "intelligence resources that we use to help the Ukrainians." This could help fill the gap of U.S. intelligence.
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