Russia’s ballistic missile strikes expose gaps in Ukraine’s air defences Ukraine is facing growing pressure from Russia’s ballistic missile attacks as Kyiv seeks to replenish its limited supply of US-made Patriot air-defence interceptors, which are among the few systems capable of countering such missiles.Russia has increasingly combined ballistic missiles with other long-range weapons in attacks on Ukrainian cities, causing hundreds of civilian casualties. Earlier this week, more than two dozen ballistic and anti-ship missiles struck the Kyiv region, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens more, as cited by CNN.The attacks have highlighted a key vulnerability in Ukraine’s air...