As Patriot missiles run low, Ukraine scrambles for alternatives (opens in new tab)

Russia's battlefield offensive has slowed. But far from the front lines, the war is becoming deadlier. Russian forces launched 70 missiles and over 600 drones at Ukraine in a mass overnight assault on June 15. Of the 34 ballistic missiles fired, 19 were aimed at the capital. Kyiv's beleaguered Patriot batteries did a valiant job, intercepting 15 of them, along with five of the six 3M22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles launched in the attack. Still, even layered defenses were stretched beyond