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Russian Ballistic Barrage on Kyiv Exposes Ukraine’s Patriot Interceptor Shortfall

Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles hit targets in Kyiv and its outskirts after Ukraine failed to intercept any of them, amid warnings that Moscow has enough missiles in place for further large-scale attacks. Fires, industrial damage and civilian deaths are turning the capital’s infrastructure and neighborhoods back into a front line, with Ukraine’s dwindling air-defense stockpiles now a central battlefield risk.

For residents of Kyiv, last night’s alarms translated into something far worse than noise: a ballistic missile salvo that the city could not stop. Russian Iskander-M missiles tore into industrial and civilian zones, killing at least three people, including a four‑year‑old child, and leaving fires burning across the capital and its outskirts. The episode is a harsh demonstration of what it means when a country at war runs short of its most sophisticated air-defense weapons. Ukraine’s Air Force reported on 8 August that it destroyed 135 out of 151 drones launched overnight but failed to intercept any of the ballistic missiles fired at the country. According to Ukrainian reporting, six…

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