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Russia fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight into Sunday in one of the heaviest attacks since the start of its full-scale invasion more than four years ago.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack involved more than 40 missiles of various types and 120 attack drones. Ballistic missiles are especially hard to shoot down because of their speed, and Ukraine has run low on the U.S.-made Patriot interceptors that are its best defense against them.
After the attack, Ukrainian officials repeated their pleas for more interceptors and tougher sanctions on Moscow. “Protection against ballistic missiles is our constant and top priority right now,” Zelenskyy said. “Interceptors are needed every day.”
Acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called it the largest ballistic attack of the war. Ukraine’s air force put it lower, saying it was one of the largest and the fourth strike of comparable size on Kyiv in the past five weeks. It said it shot down 18 of the 41 missiles and downed nearly all of those on a ballistic trajectory.
