Vlad Litnarovych
News Writer
Born in Kyiv, Vlad graduated from National Pedagogical University with MA in political science. Since joining the UNITED24 Media he focuses on highliting various aspects of life in Ukraine under constant Russian attacks.
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![Ukrainian soldiers stand on a BMP-2 on the outskirts of Avdiivka, on February 14, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian soldiers stand on a BMP-2 on the outskirts of Avdiivka, on February 14, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Aftermath of a drone strike on one of Russia’s largest chemical plants, JSC Apatit, in the city of Cherepovets, Vologda region, March 27, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)]( "Aftermath of a drone strike on one of Russia’s largest chemical plants, JSC Apatit, in the city of Cherepovets, Vologda region, March 27, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)")
![Artillery and mortar craters pierce the ground next to a destroyed Russian tank, on October 23, 2022, in Kam’yanka, Kharkiv region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Artillery and mortar craters pierce the ground next to a destroyed Russian tank, on October 23, 2022, in Kam’yanka, Kharkiv region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian servicemen are seen on top of an armored carrier returning from the Semenivka battlefield near Avdiivka, Ukraine, March 4, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian servicemen are seen on top of an armored carrier returning from the Semenivka battlefield near Avdiivka, Ukraine, March 4, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Three batteries of the US-made Patriot anti-missile missiles are lit up by the sunset on 25 January 1991 in the Saudi Arabian desert during the Gulf War against Iraq. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Three batteries of the US-made Patriot anti-missile missiles are lit up by the sunset on 25 January 1991 in the Saudi Arabian desert during the Gulf War against Iraq. (Source: Getty Images)")
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The oil-rich states of the Persian Gulf have built one of the most advanced air and missile defense networks on the planet—but recent combat experience suggests even this layered shield may struggle against a sustained Iranian drone and missile assault, raising urgent questions about the security of US forces and allies across the region.![Russian leader Vladimir Putin watches an airshow during an opening ceremony of the International Aviation and Space salon “MAKS-2007” in Zhukovsky airfield, outside Moscow, 21 August 2007. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian leader Vladimir Putin watches an airshow during an opening ceremony of the International Aviation and Space salon “MAKS-2007” in Zhukovsky airfield, outside Moscow, 21 August 2007. (Source: Getty Images)")
