Zelenskyy accuses Russia of using cluster munitions in Kyiv overnight strikes

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of using cluster munitions in Kyiv overnight strikes

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia employed cluster warheads in overnight missile and drone strikes on Kyiv on 22 October, killing at least four civilians and wounding dozens. Zelenskyy had earlier claimed that Kyiv received no advance warning from the United States before a Russian missile barrage hit the capital’s power facilities on 19 October. U.

S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, said he could not verify that claim, defended the United States’ unchanged policy on early-warning alerts and air-defence aid, and later announced that early-warning intelligence to Ukraine had resumed after a phone call with Zelenskyy.

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Marco Rubio Volodymyr Zelensky Yurii Ihnat U.S. European Command Russia Ukraine

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Samarkand, Uzbekistan Kyiv, Ukraine Russia

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Résumé

The claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on October 19, 2026, that the United States did not alert Kyiv before a Russian missile attack on the capital's power infrastructure has insufficient evidence. Zelenskyy's accusation on October 22, 2026, that Russia used cluster munitions in attacks causing deaths and injuries is partially confirmed. His announcement on October 21, 2026, that early-warning intelligence from partners is again being received is also partially confirmed. Marco Rubio's statement on October 20, 2026, that the U.S. policy on early warnings and air-defense supplies for Ukraine has not changed lacks enough evidence. Additionally, Rubio's comment during an October 19, 2026, press briefing in Uzbekistan that he could not verify Kyiv's claim of no advance warning before the missile attack also has insufficient evidence.

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