Kyiv hit by deadly missile attack amid shortage of interceptors

Al Jazeera’s Audrey Macalpine explains how Ukraine’s ballistic missile interceptor shortage left Kyiv exposed to Russia’

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Kyiv hit by deadly missile attack amid shortage of interceptors

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Kyiv hit by deadly missile attack amid shortage of interceptors

Al Jazeera’s Audrey Macalpine explains how Ukraine’s ballistic missile interceptor shortage left Kyiv exposed to Russia’s deadliest attack of the year.

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