“KYIV, Ukraine -- A heavy Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 17 people in Ukraine's capital city and its surrounding region, exploiting Kyiv's severe shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles.
The impact of ballistic missiles in Kyiv could be heard around the city in the early hours of Wednesday, as the explosions rattled windows and set off car alarms.
The attack, which also injured 44 people, targeted a train station, infrastructure and warehouse facilities belonging to military businesses, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social-media post.
Russia has stepped up its ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine's cities in recent months. Amid the shortage, Ukraine's air-defense forces said they were unable to intercept any of the 28 missiles launched by Russia in Wednesday's attack.
Zelensky again urged Western countries to send more interceptors, and to implement tougher sanctions to curb Russia's production of missiles.
The U.S.-Iran war has compounded a global shortage of Patriot interceptors. President Trump recently said he supported giving Ukraine a license to produce Patriots itself, but last week he backtracked, casting doubt on the idea of sharing the technology. Setting up production of Patriots in Ukraine would in any case take time, even if the U.S. gave approval.
Meanwhile, the U.S. and European countries have been reluctant to send Ukraine more Patriot interceptors from their limited stocks.
Russia's defense ministry said it carried out strikes on logistics and distribution centers in Kyiv, alleging that the targets were involved in the storage, delivery and assembly of weapons and military cargo.” [1]
1. Ukraine's military says it was unable to intercept Russian missiles and drones. Malenko, Anastasiia; Walker, Marcus. Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition; New York, N.Y.. 06 Aug 2026: A6.
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