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At least 17 people were killed, officials said, as the country runs desperately low on interceptor missiles that could fend off Russian bombardments.
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Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into Wednesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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Ukraine relies on U.S.-manufactured systems as its only means to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles. The Ukrainian president said partners' delays in supplying interceptors were causing "horrific casualties and destruction."
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Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least 17 people and wounded 44 others, Ukraine's state emergency service said.
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Ukraine's defenses have held the line on most fronts, but there's one glaring weakness -- Russian ballistic missiles. Ukraine is desperately short of U.S.-made Patriot air defense missiles needed to defend against the Russians.
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