Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no early warning from partners as Russia hits the power grid again

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia used ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones to launch more attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, noting that Kyiv again received no early warning of the attack from partner countries who in the past have shared that intelligence.

Zelenskyy is grappling with the implications of recent Washington moves benefiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, including waiving U.S. sanctions on Moscow and signing a deal to import Russian diesel.

In parallel, limits on Ukraine’s use of the military-grade version of U.S. company SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service have choked Ukrainian drone operations, according to Zelenskyy. Also, a severe shortage of American-made Patriot air defense systems have made Ukraine more vulnerable.

Western intelligence sharing has helped Ukraine counter Russia’s devastating ballistic missiles and hold back Moscow’s invasion, which began more than 4 ½ years ago.

U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington hasn’t stopped providing intelligence to Kyiv, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeated that position Monday.

Rubio said he had no information about the previous night’s Russian attack.

The Russian nighttime barrage damaged more than 10 energy infrastructure facilities across the country, denying more than a half-million people light, heating and running water, Zelenskyy said on social media.

Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the region around it, Zelenskyy said, with officials in the capital reporting that a 21-year-old woman was killed.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that it carried out a “massive strike” against targets inside Ukraine, including a data center, a logistics hub storing components for drones and cruise missiles, an industrial facility making drone components, and a locomotive depot where missiles are stored.

Trump accuses Zelenskyy of not wanting Russia’s invasion to end. Washington's efforts to bring peace, meanwhile, have made no progress. Even a recent truce covering energy infrastructure that Trump demanded came to nothing.

Western help has been vital for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s bigger military, but fears have mounted in Kyiv that Trump may be turning his back on Ukraine.

Putin, Western analysts and officials say, believes that he can wait for foreign support for Ukraine to unravel and that Russia’s bigger military will then crush Ukraine’s resistance.

“Ukraine never wanted this war, and we have welcomed literally EVERY attempt by our partners to bring this war to a dignified end. We have responded positively to EVERY ceasefire proposal,” Zelenskyy said Monday on social media.

“The reality is that the war continues, and it continues solely because of Russian strikes and Russia’s desire to drag this war out.”

Ukraine has held back Russia’s bigger army on the front line and has hit back with long-range strikes deep inside Russia that have struck oil refineries and brought fuel shortages.

On Sunday, Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, setting fire to an oil export terminal and a depot in St. Petersburg.

Russia has sought to disrupt daily life in Ukraine and torment civilians with drone and missiles strikes that hit trains, shopping malls, gas stations and supermarkets.

Hatton reported from Lisbon, Portugal.

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A Ukrainian serviceman inspects a missile crater after a Russian air attack in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Employees examine the damage at a candy shop after a Russian missile strike in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

People carry their belongings as they leave their office following Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

People look at damaged office center after a Russian missile attack in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A veteran pays his respects at a makeshift memorial to Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war with Russia, on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian prime minister says a lawmaker critically injured by car is 'no accident.'

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A car hit an Australian federal independent lawmaker on Monday, critically injuring her in a potentially deliberate act, police said. The driver was arrested.

Helen Haines, 65, was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV outside her electoral district office in the city of Wangaratta in Victoria state, a police statement said.

Police did not identify the victim, in accordance with privacy policy, but Haines’ family confirmed her identity in a media statement.

The 43-year-old driver was arrested at the scene by a passerby. He will be interviewed in relation to the incident, police said.

“A knife was located by police and seized from inside the Toyota,” police said.

“At this stage, police are investigating as to whether this was an intentional act,” police added.

Haines, who was first elected to the Parliament in 2019, was taken to a hospital with critical injuries, police said.

The episode has renewed safety concerns for Australian lawmakers, in a country where politicians have historically been highly accessible to the public and usually go about their business without security officers present. But public incitement against officials is growing.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said in 2025 that threats against parliamentarians had doubled over the past three years. Police data showed more than 1,000 such threats against politicians in the 2025-2026 financial year, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Monday.

In Britain, murders of politicians have prompted bolstered security. Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in 2016 by a far-right extremist, and Conservative David Amess was stabbed in 2021 by an attacker inspired by the Islamic State group.

In July, the former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was found slain with a hammer at her home. A man has been charged with murder and terrorism-related offenses.

Graham-McClay contributed from Wellington, New Zealand

Australian independent member of parliament Helen Haines speaks to journalists in the Press Gallery at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)