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Kyiv's air shield depletion
CNN reported that Ukraine has exhausted its stockpile of interceptor missiles for the American Patriot air defense system, increasing its vulnerability to Russian ballistic missile attacks. The Ukrainian army is facing difficulty in acquiring more of these missiles due to their high cost and limited global supplies, as existing stocks are being consumed and other countries are intensifying their own stockpiling. Previous reports indicated that Ukraine was on the verge of running out entirely of these missiles, with President Volodymyr Zelensky affirming in August that his country possessed only a fraction of the urgently needed amount and is seeking to obtain more through communications with allies. This crisis comes amid a disagreement between Ukraine and the United States regarding war management with Russia, as Washington has pressured to halt attacks on Russian energy facilities—a stance Zelensky refuses, believing that the ongoing Russian strikes make demands to stop the attacks unfeasible without mutual guarantees.
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