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When the first of a wave of Russian missiles burst over Kyiv on the morning of 5 August, at least 17 people lost their lives, Ukrainian officials said. The strike targeted residential areas in the city’s outskirts, causing widespread damage to buildings and power infrastructure.[1]
Air‑defense crisis
Ukraine’s air‑defense network has been hailed more than seven times as the primary deterrent against Russian missile assaults. However, the latest attack came at a time when Kyiv’s interceptor missile stocks are reportedly running dangerously low, threatening to diminish the nation’s capacity to neutralise future bombardments.[1]
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