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Reports say U.S. may have held back warnings before deadly Kyiv…

Ukrainian officials suspect Washington held back word of incoming Russian missiles, after the U.S. reportedly threatened to do so if Kyiv kept striking Russian energy sites.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on Best of BBN
Published 4:02 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by CBS News: “U.S. may have withheld warnings to Ukraine on deadly Kyiv strikes”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 4:02 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Kyiv, Ukrainian, Russian, Ukraine, US.
BBN covered this story before: Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian refineries, Zelenskyy says (October 15).

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorReports from CBS News say the Trump administration may have withheld intelligence warnings from Ukraine ahead of Russian strikes on Kyiv that killed six people and cut power to six hundred thousand.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorUkrainian officials say they suspect exactly that, and that the warnings never arrived when they were needed.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis comes after the Starlink limits we covered earlier, when Washington was said to be sharing intelligence but restricting the military version of the satellite service.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe U.S. has reportedly threatened to hold back information if Ukraine keeps hitting Russian energy targets, which President Trump blames for higher diesel prices.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the price of diesel is now part of the warning system.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd for six hundred thousand people in the dark, that is a very small comfort to be handed.

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