Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 ballistic missiles due to Patriot missile shortage — Zelenskyy


Russian forces launched 35 missiles at Ukraine overnight on August 1, including 27 ballistic missiles, as well as 185 attack drones of various types. Kyiv was the primary target of the massive attack.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported this on his official Telegram channel.

According to the Ukrainian president, air defense forces managed to intercept only one ballistic missile because of a shortage of missiles for Patriot systems.

“Only one ballistic missile was intercepted last night simply because there are no missiles for the Patriots. This shortage of interceptors capable of countering ballistic missiles only encourages Russia to carry out such attacks against human lives,” Zelenskyy said.

Seven districts of Kyiv were affected by the attack. Eighteen residential buildings, a school, the Lithuanian Embassy and infrastructure facilities were damaged, while numerous fires broke out across the city.

As of the morning, nine people were confirmed dead and dozens injured. Emergency crews continue to deal with the aftermath of the Russian strike in Kyiv and the surrounding region.

Russian forces also attacked the Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava regions.

Zelenskyy urged Ukraine’s partners to provide additional missile defense systems as soon as possible, stressing that they are needed immediately to protect civilians.

“Every package of anti-ballistic defenses saves the lives of our people. And every night without them leads to casualties,” the president said.

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