With no Patriots, Ukraine builds missile interceptors
While losing its logistics to Ukrainian strikes, Russia targets civilian infrastructure and prepares to mobilize. In turn, Ukraine is doubling down on its anti-ballistic defense.
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KYIV, Ukraine — This July will be remembered for some of Ukraine’s most successful deep strikes on logistics hubs and oil refineries, which are continuing to bring the war home to ordinary Russians. Yet it also laid bare the precarious state of Ukraine’s own critical and civilian infrastructure — it can no longer be fully shielded from ballistic missiles as interceptor stocks dwindle.
In this issue, The Counteroffensive will break down what Ukraine expects from the blackout campaign this winter, the desperate need of the anti-ballistic program, how the armed forces innovatively deploy sea drones in land operations, and July’s most important battlefield updates.
After the paywall:
What solutions Ukraine develops to protect itself from ballistic missiles;
How many Patriots it will take to survive a harsh Ukrainian winter;
How Russia responds to strikes against Wildberries and its oil refineries;
What could happen if Russia mobilizes in autumn.
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