# Ukraine’s air defense missile deliveries fall by two-thirds as new Russian tactic worsens Kyiv’s problems

https://mins.news/en/item/14325

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-05 15:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/air-defense-missile-deliveries-drop-by-two-thirds-from-2025-levels-zelensky-says/

> Deliveries of air defense missiles to Ukraine have fallen by two-thirds. A new Russian tactic is compounding the difficulties facing Kyiv. A senior Ukrainian official familiar with the matter said the shortage of interceptors was not the decisive reason Ukrainian forces failed to stop missiles during Russia’s Aug. 5 strike. The official’s assessment challenges the idea that interceptor availability alone explained the failure.

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