#air defense missiles

Ukraine is intercepting Russian ballistic missiles using just one Patriot interceptor per target—a high-risk tactic driven not by doctrine, but by a critical shortage of air-defense missiles as large-scale strikes continue.

Ukraine has just secured nearly $38 billion in military aid for 2026 at the latest Ramstein meeting—here’s what’s inside.

Russia’s missile production hinges on cotton from Uzbekistan, according to documents obtained by our newsroom. Internal records describe the material as irreplaceable for Iskander and S-300 systems. Under sanctions, it is shipped into Russia labeled simply as “cotton wool.”