Ukraine Air Defence Crumbles Under Russia Attacks, Only 10% Of Ballistic Missiles Downed In 6 Months

Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian missile attacks has declined, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on May 13. The worsening performance of Ukraine’s air defences comes as Russia increases drone and missile attacks, and fires more harder-to-hit weapons. Ukraine intercepted around 46% of Russian missiles in the last six months, which is a sharp fall from the 73% it achieved in the preceding six-months. In April, Ukraine’s interception rate fell to 30% for missiles fired by Russia on Ukrainian targets, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Watch the video to find out more.