
#Iskander
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![Aftermath of a Russian missile strike on Merefa in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, May 4, 2026. (Source: Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office) Aftermath of a Russian missile strike on Merefa in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, May 4, 2026. (Source: Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office)]()
![A Patriot missile is launched during the joint US-Israel “Juniper Cobra” air defense exercise in southern Israel, April 12, 2005. (Source: Getty Images) A Patriot missile is launched during the joint US-Israel “Juniper Cobra” air defense exercise in southern Israel, April 12, 2005. (Source: Getty Images)]()
![Illustrative image. Downed Russian Skat drone. (Source: Ukrinform) Illustrative image. Downed Russian Skat drone. (Source: Ukrinform)]()
![Ukraine Wants Its Own Patriot as Russian Missiles Keep Falling Ukraine Wants Its Own Patriot as Russian Missiles Keep Falling]()
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv is exploring multiple options—from licensing Western systems like Patriot to developing a fully Ukrainian alternative capable of protecting the country’s skies.![Launch of Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles captured in a still frame from a video. (Source: Denys Shtilierman) Launch of Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles captured in a still frame from a video. (Source: Denys Shtilierman)]()
![The Uzbek Cotton Behind Russia’s Missile Strikes The Uzbek Cotton Behind Russia’s Missile Strikes]()
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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.”






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