Conflict · Ukraine's Patriot interceptors depletedKyiv's Last Shield Runs Out as Ballistic Missiles Hit ApartmentsGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00About 16 people were killed and more0:01[music] than 40 injured inside0:03residential apartment buildings in Kyiv0:05overnight with search and rescue still0:07underway and officials warning [music]0:08the death toll could rise. The confirmed0:10deaths are centered on apartment0:12buildings struck in the [music] night0:13barrage and the number injured already0:15exceeds 40 while crews continue0:17searching the debris. 44 cruise missiles0:19and 168 explosive [music] attack drones0:21were fired in the combined barrage and0:23nearly all of both were shot down but0:26the ballistic missiles were the0:27exception. The number of ballistic0:28missiles fired was not disclosed and0:31they largely penetrated the defenses.0:33That vulnerability exists because those0:35weapons move through the stratosphere at0:36hypersonic speed and only Patriot0:39interceptors can stop them. Those0:41interceptors are now exhausted left in a0:43global shortage after heavy expenditure0:45in the US Israel war with Iran leaving0:47no present answer as expected winter0:49attacks threaten energy infrastructure0:51that would cut heat and power for tens0:53of thousands. The overnight strikes hit0:55where people live damaging apartment0:56blocks and forcing residents into0:58shelters while rescue teams work through1:00the night. The same day President1:02Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacked his deputy1:04chief of staff after Ukraine's1:05anti-corruption bureau raided her1:07property alleging laundering of $3.41:09[music] million to post bail for a1:11former energy minister charged in a1:13broader probe centered on a former1:14business associate of Zelenskyy a case1:16that previously [music] led to the1:17sacking of chief of staff Andriy Yermak1:19last year. All of those accused deny1:21wrongdoing [music] and Zelenskyy is not1:23directly implicated. Former Defense1:25Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, 35, then1:28challenged [music] Zelenskyy to hold1:29wartime elections citing a systemic1:32governance crisis that [music] leaves1:33the capital facing the next barrage1:35without its ballistic shield. With the1:37ballistic shield empty, Kyiv faces the1:39prospect of further strikes with no1:40current interceptor answer while the1:42political fallout widens around a1:44corruption case the president has moved1:45to contain.1:47Like and follow for more stories that1:49matter.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
