Around the world, countries are reeling from the impact of the US and Israel’s war with Iran. In the Middle East, thousands have been killed. In the US and Europe, spiralling fuel prices have pushed families already struggling with the cost of living into even more dire straits.
But there is another, hidden consequence being felt in Ukraine.
The high rate of interceptor missiles needed to shoot down missile attacks in the Iran war has left stocks running dry globally. In Ukraine, this is being exploited by Vladimir Putin’s Russia, which has surged its attacks on Ukrainian cities at a time when they are particularly vulnerable to aerial assaults.
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Global stockpiles of interceptor missiles which can defend against air attacks, like the much-sought-after US-supplied Patriot PAC-3, have declined rapidly since the onset of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
