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U.S. may have withheld warnings to Ukraine on deadly Kyiv strikes

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The U.S. may have intentionally withheld early warnings this week of Russian strikes on Ukraine , multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine "received no advance warning from our partners" when Russia launched a ballistic missile barrage at Kyiv and other locations early Tuesday.

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