Russian missile attacks on Kyiv expose weakness in Ukraine's air defense

A massive Russian missile attack killed nearly two dozen people in Ukraine overnight. Such strikes have become almost routine this summer as Moscow looks to exploit a critical air defense shortage in Ukraine. U.S.-made Patriots are the only air defense weapon capable of shooting down a Russian ballistic missile. Stepha

Ukraine's air defense missile deliveries drop by two-thirds, new Russian tactic compounds problems for Kyiv  The Kyiv Independent

KYIV, Aug 5 - Allies have supplied just a third of the air defence missiles to Ukraine in 2026 compared with 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, as Russia escalates strikes on the capital of Kyiv and its southern port hub.

Ukraine’s air defense missile supplies have dropped threefold compared with 2025, Zelensky said, warning that Kyiv faces growing shortages as Russia intensifies ballistic missile attacks. The shortfall comes amid reports that Washington rejected Ukraine’s request for additional Patriot interceptors and scaled back earl