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Zelensky warns air defenses are being overwhelmed as Russia pounds Ukraine, killing 9
CNN • • general
Key Points:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed urgent calls for Western air defense systems, highlighting a critical shortage of US-made Patriot missile interceptors needed to defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks.
- A recent deadly Russian aerial assault on Kyiv and surrounding regions killed at least nine people, including four children, and wounded 30, with only one out of 27 ballistic missiles intercepted by Ukrainian defenses.
- US President Donald Trump expressed hesitation about allowing Ukraine to manufacture its own Patriot interceptors, citing concerns over sharing advanced technology despite earlier indications of support.
- The Russian attacks targeted multiple regions beyond Kyiv, damaging residential buildings, a school, the Lithuanian embassy, and infrastructure, while Ukrainian authorities reported 14 civilian deaths and 87 injuries nationwide in the last 24 hours.
- Russia claimed to have intercepted 274 Ukrainian drones overnight, including over the Moscow region, as fighting continues along the extensive front lines.
