Ukraine pleads for missiles after devastating Russian ballistic attack

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will plead for more interceptor missiles at the Nato summit in Turkey after Ukraine failed to down any Russian ballistic missiles on Monday. Ukraine's Air Force reported that all 29 ballistic missiles launched by Russia overnight into Monday, primarily targeting Kyiv, successfully struck their intended targets. Mr Zelensky criticised the “nonsensical” lack of scaled-up production of interceptors, which are crucial for protecting against ballistic terror. Ukrainian officials, including Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat and Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, highlighted Russia's exploitation of Ukraine's acute shortage of Patriot interceptors. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said that a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine is “getting closer than people realise” and he plans to discuss Ukraine at the Nato summit. More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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