Kyiv Raid Exposes Ukraine's Anti-Missile Gap

Russia's 20 August raid on Kyiv mixed 168 drones with cruise and ballistic missiles. Ukraine stopped 145 drones and most cruise missiles — but intercepted zero ballistic missiles, which follow a high-arcing, faster trajectory and are far harder to hit. At least 12 died; 40 were injured. Zelenskyy warned that without adequate anti-ballistic defenses, Russia won't take peace seriously.