# Ukraine’s air defense crisis deepens as missile stocks run low

https://mins.news/en/video/14549

- DW News, 2026-08-05 21:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXmPK8PG10

> Russia has carried out another deadly wave of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, revealing increasingly serious weaknesses in Ukraine’s air defenses. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging partners to provide more interceptor missiles. New reports indicate that the United States may also be running short of Patriot systems. As Moscow intensifies its aerial campaign, military expert Marina Miron considers what the shortages could mean for Ukraine’s ability to shield its cities and critical infrastructure.

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