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Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy

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Ukrainian president’s comments on ‘particularly vile’ strikes come after US threatened to halt intelligence sharing Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a second night of Russian ballistic missile strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, including a critical power plant struck after dark, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. The Ukrainian president had earlier described an attack involving five missiles on Monday as “particularly vile”. He emphasised that receiving intelligence from Ukraine’s western allies “helps saves lives, and this is one of the most critical issues”. Continue reading...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • NOC Northrop Grumman

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk

  • GD General Dynamics

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    A fund of aerospace and defense companies

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • WEAT Teucrium Wheat

    Wheat prices rise when Black Sea grain is disrupted

  • MOS Mosaic

    Fertilizer makers move with Russian supply

  • CF CF Industries

    Fertilizer makers move with Russian supply

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
LMT-0.43%-0.82%—-1.60%+1.95%+4.06%+7.83%
RTX———————
NOC———————
XLE———————
GD-1.12%-1.56%—-0.79%-0.15%+0.55%+2.69%
ITA+1.03%-0.59%—-0.98%-0.89%+0.37%+1.47%
USO———————
WEAT———————
MOS+11.09%+4.67%—+1.75%+0.85%+0.53%-0.16%
CF+1.26%-0.87%—+2.33%+4.26%+4.53%+5.47%

Ukrainian president’s comments on ‘particularly vile’ strikes come after US threatened to halt intelligence sharing Europe live – latest updates Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike o…

Source: The Guardian

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is +1.63%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +2.03% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -0.20%, a +1.83% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
CFthat day+2.33%final price
CFthe next day+4.26%final price
CFtwo days later+4.53%final price
CFthree days later+5.47%final price
CFthree days earlier-0.87%final price
CFfive days earlier+1.26%final price
GDthat day-0.79%final price
GDthe next day-0.15%final price
GDtwo days later+0.55%final price
GDthree days later+2.69%final price
GDthree days earlier-1.56%final price
GDfive days earlier-1.12%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)that day-0.98%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)the next day-0.89%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)two days later+0.37%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days later+1.47%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-0.59%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier+1.03%final price
LMTthat day-1.60%final price
LMTthe next day+1.95%final price
LMTtwo days later+4.06%final price
LMTthree days later+7.83%final price
LMTthree days earlier-0.82%final price
LMTfive days earlier-0.43%final price
MOSthat day+1.75%final price
MOSthe next day+0.85%final price
MOStwo days later+0.53%final price
MOSthree days later-0.16%final price
MOSthree days earlier+4.67%final price
MOSfive days earlier+11.09%final price
ITA
SPY
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Who reported a IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) trade near this story

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The Taiwan Strait count beside this story

Taiwan Strait has 48 linked stories in the last 7 days and 48 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy.” The recent pace is rising.

Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies mentioned with this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    For “Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy,” Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • AADX Applied Aerospace & Defense

    Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy.” Reason on file: GA selected AADX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace, defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • UFO Procure Trust Ii Space Etf

    Procure Trust Ii Space Etf (UFO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy.” Reason on file: Security escalation can change defense, aerospace, surveillance, satellite, and military-space demand expectations

  • ARKX Ark Etf Tr

    For “Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy,” Ark Etf Tr (ARKX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Security escalation can change defense, aerospace, surveillance, satellite, and military-space demand expectations

  • CDP Copt Defense Properties

    Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy.” Reason on file: GA selected CDP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FLY Firefly Aerospace

    In “Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy,” Firefly Aerospace (FLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GE General Electric

    In “Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy,” General Electric (GE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) and the defense link

“Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy” (13 Oct 2026) reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) through Taiwan Strait.

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is on the page because Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is here too. Its reason reads: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

The price range for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), and the dates in the story

AADX traded between 10.31 and 13.08 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.82. ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. XAR traded between 216.28 and 245.40 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 223.20.

The defense score for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

46 out of 100

“Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 13 linked companies.