Russia exploits Ukraine’s air defence shortage in deadly attack on Kyiv
- Posted on August 5, 2026
- By The Guardian
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Russia exploits Ukraine’s air defence shortage in deadly attack on Kyiv
At least 17 people were killed and more than 40 injured in another round of deadly Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded for more air defence weapons, saying ballistic missile interceptors ‘could have saved the lives of those killed today’. In response to the attack, the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen said ‘Russia must pay’ – but will it?Lucy Hough talks to the Guardian’s Russia affairs correspondent, Pjotr Sauer
