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UKRAINE DEPLETES U.S . PATRIOT INTERCEPTOR STOCKPILE AS RUSSIA STEPS UP BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACKS , REPORT SAYS – NATURALNEWS . COM
Ukraine depleting Patriot stockpiles amid increased Russian ballistic missile attacks signals escalation.
Context
What happened: A report says Ukraine has depleted its U.S. Patriot interceptor stockpile as Russia steps up ballistic missile attacks, with almost all missiles from the last strike not intercepted due to a lack of interceptors.
Key numbers: August 5 strike: 115 drones and 24 ballistic missiles; no missiles intercepted; 21 killed. Patriot production takes about two years. U.S.
Why it matters: Ukrainian officials describe the situation as more critical than at any point since the war began, and no official resolution to the interceptor shortage was announced.
What changed
A report says Ukraine has depleted its U.S. Patriot interceptor stockpile as Russia steps up ballistic missile attacks, with almost all missiles from the last strike not intercepted due to a lack of interceptors.
Why it matters
Ukrainian officials describe the situation as more critical than at any point since the war began, and no official resolution to the interceptor shortage was announced.