Kyiv’s Missile Shield Just Hit Zero: Ukraine Couldn’t Intercept a Single Russian Ballistic Missile — Its Patriot Arsenal Is Nearly Spent
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Reuben Johnson
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National Security JournalKyiv’s Missile Shield Just Hit Zero: Ukraine Couldn’t Intercept a Single Russian Ballistic Missile — Its Patriot Arsenal Is Nearly Spentnationalsecurityjournal.orgUkraine failed to intercept any of the Russian ballistic missiles fired at Kyiv on July 6 because its stock of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors is almost entirely expended. The U.S. burned through 18 months of production in the Iran war's opening days — and some 20 countries now wait in line for more.
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