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Russian attacks expose weakness in Ukraine's air defense
A massive Russian missile attack killed nearly two dozen people in Ukraine overnight. Moscow is exploiting a critical air defense shortage in Ukraine, with U.S.-made Patriots being the only air defense weapon capable of shooting down Russian ballistic missiles.
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- Ukraine's air defenses are proving to be a weak point
- Russian strikes kill 20, exposing Ukraine’s air-defense shortage
- Russia launches largest ballistic missile attack on Kyiv since start of war
- Russian attacks kill 6 in Kyiv and other cities and expose gaps in Ukraine's air defenses
- Russian attacks kill 6 in Kyiv and other cities and expose gaps in Ukraine's air defenses