Rescue workers conducting emergency response work near nine-storey buildings damaged by a Russian missile and drone attack on 14 May 2026. Photo: Getty Images
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have said Russian leader Vladimir Putin is unlikely to agree to any negotiations as long as Russia can launch ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with little risk of interception, amid a severe shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles.
Source: ISW
Details: ISW analysts highlight the potentially catastrophic consequences of the shortage of interceptor missiles ahead of the coming winter. Patriot air defence systems are the only systems capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles, but a lack of ammunition is leaving Ukraine's skies increasingly vulnerable.
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