Depleted air defences leave Ukraine more vulnerable

A shopping centre damaged by Russian strikes in Kyiv’s Lukianivska district, pictured on 5 August Ukraine has been struggling to intercept Russian attacks recently because of depleted air defences. Zelensky said earlier this week that supplies from partners had "significantly decreased", with the number of air defence missiles supplied dropping threefold compared to 2025. Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that he had spoken to Zelensky and was discussing with allies h