# After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives

https://mins.news/en/item/14422

- BBC News, 2026-08-05 18:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvlgq2gp2eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Following a deadly strike on Kyiv, Ukraine warns that a shortage of air-defence interceptors is costing lives. It says that without Patriot interceptors, Ukrainian skies are effectively left open. People are described as fully exposed to Russia’s missile barrages. The warning directly links the lack of interception capacity with the deaths caused by the attacks.

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