# Russia launches ballistic missiles as Ukraine lacks interceptors

https://mins.news/en/video/27891

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-21 00:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5oel413Ktk

> Officials said Russia struck Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight with scores of missiles and drones in an aerial assault lasting several hours and killing at least 16 people. Moscow has intensified ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv in recent months, taking advantage of Ukraine’s chronic shortage of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors, the only weapon in its arsenal capable of bringing down the missiles.

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