# Ukraine ‘blind’ and ‘deaf’ without Western intelligence, Russian Hero says

https://mins.news/en/item/99495

- TASS, 2026-10-14 10:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2201833

> Sergey Lipovoy, a Hero of Russia and head of the presidium of the Officers of Russia organization, told TASS that Ukraine has always relied on NATO and US satellite systems for intelligence. Ukraine’s Air Force said the West had failed to warn it about ballistic missile launches for a second consecutive night.

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