Russia's Drone-Missile Combo Exposed Kyiv's Air Defense Gap, Killing 17

Russia fired 115 drones and 28 missiles at Kyiv overnight August 5, killing 17. Ukraine intercepted 98 drones but could not stop the ballistic missiles. Moscow has refined this approach: saturate defenses with drones, then strike once interceptors are depleted. Zelenskyy blamed the casualties on that shortage. A proposed US-Germany-Ukraine Patriot deal would take months to fill the gap.