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After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives

Russia launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine overnight, firing 115 drones and 24 ballistic missiles. While most drones were intercepted, Ukraine's air defenses, depleted of Patriot interceptors, failed to stop any of the missiles.

2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDan JohnsonUkraine correspondent in KyivBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-08-05 · 18:19 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives
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Russia launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine overnight, firing 115 drones and 24 ballistic missiles. While most drones were intercepted, Ukraine's air defenses, depleted of Patriot interceptors, failed to stop any of the missiles. The attack resulted in 21 deaths and dozens of injuries, with eight people killed at the Kvitneva railway station. The barrages destroyed storage and logistics facilities, including warehouses and a postal sorting center. Ukrainian officials warn that a shortage of interceptors leaves the country vulnerable to Russian missile attacks, directly contributing to civilian casualties.

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Ukraine warns that a shortage of interceptors is costing lives.

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Twenty-one people were killed and dozens more were injured in the attack.

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Kyiv's depleted air defences did not intercept any of the missiles.

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Moscow fired 115 drones and 24 ballistic missiles overnight.

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Eight people were killed at Kvitneva railway station during Russia's latest aerial attack on Ukraine.

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At the Kvitneva railway station near Kyiv, workers lift white body bags from the pockmarked platform and carry them to waiting ambulances. Shoes, glasses and some pieces of clothing mark the spot where eight people were killed during Russia's latest massive aerial attack on Ukraine. Overnight, Moscow fired 115 drones and 24 ballistic missiles. Most of the drones were shot down, but Kyiv's depleted air defences did not intercept any of the missiles. Twenty-one people were killed and dozens more were injured.The latest Russian barrage destroyed storage and logistics facilities - from online retailer warehouses to a postal sorting centre. In Kvitneva, it is not clear if the target was the railway itself or the warehouse beside it, which was also hit and was still smouldering hours later. Down the road, another warehouse was still ablaze more than 12 hours after the attack. The attack started just after midnight, with very little warning. It was one of the most intense nights of bombardment Kyiv has endured in recent months.Nearby, Anastasiia Dudley's house was almost totally destroyed but she and her mother survived – shaken but unharmed.
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