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Ukraine's air defenses are proving to be a weak point

NPR | By Greg Myre
Published August 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM EDT

Ukraine's defenses have held the line on most fronts, but there's one glaring weakness -- Russian ballistic missiles. Ukraine is desperately short of U.S.-made Patriot air defense missiles needed to defend against the Russians.

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