At least 15 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Cars were left burning in Kyiv after the strikesHe added: "The interceptors for the Patriots have not yet been replaced, and they are needed every day. Each additional missile saves the lives of our people."An update released by the Ukrainian Air Force on Thursday morning implied that none of the Russian ballistic missiles used overnight were intercepted. Ukraine has relied on American supplies of Patriot interceptor missiles to combat Russian ballistic missiles, but the US has used much of its stockpile during the war with Iran.
- ▪Image source, ReutersImage caption, Cars were left burning in Kyiv after the strikesHe added: "The interceptors for the Patriots have not yet been replaced, and they are needed every day.
- ▪Each additional missile saves the lives of our people."An update released by the Ukrainian Air Force on Thursday morning implied that none of the Russian ballistic missiles used overnight were intercepted.
- ▪Ukraine has relied on American supplies of Patriot interceptor missiles to combat Russian ballistic missiles, but the US has used much of its stockpile during the war with Iran.
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At least 15 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, The Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, tells the BBC Ukraine needs more help from its partners to protect civiliansByImogen James and Dan Johnson, Ukraine correspondent Published20 August 2026, 02:43 BSTUpdated 19 minutes agoAt least 15 people have been killed in the latest Russian strikes targeting the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv's…
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