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Updated · Reuters · Apr 19Ukraine Warns of Critical Patriot Missile Shortage as Russian Attacks Intensify
52 articles · Updated · Reuters · Apr 19
- Ukraine is facing a critical shortage of Patriot air defense missiles amid intensified Russian missile and drone attacks.
- Ukrainian forces now ration interceptors, often firing only one per target, and have appealed to European allies for urgent resupply.
- With US funding halted and Russian strikes escalating, Ukraine warns that depleted air defenses threaten civilian safety and national infrastructure.
Is the West's aid strategy prolonging the war instead of enabling a decisive Ukrainian victory? With Patriot missiles scarce, can new drone production outpace Russia's relentless air assaults? Can Russia’s strained economy and war machine outlast the West’s commitment to arming Ukraine? How are Ukraine's deep strikes on Russian oil facilities reshaping the war's economic battlefield? Is Ukraine being forced to choose between protecting its cities or its soldiers on the front line? As Russia threatens European factories, how will NATO nations defend their own soil from attack?