Escalating cross-border attacks have sent new shockwaves through the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, just days after high-stakes diplomatic and industrial talks opened a potential new path for Ukraine to bolster its air defense capabilities. On Friday afternoon, a Russian ballistic missile strike targeted a location in Ukraine’s Kyiv Oblast, leaving at least six civilians and defense sector personnel dead and dozens more injured, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed. The strike came only 24 hours after Zelenskyy held face-to-face talks in Kyiv with senior leaders from U.S. defense giant Raytheon, the manufacturer of the Patriot air defense systems that Kyiv has long prioritized to counter Russia’s relentless ballistic missile campaign.
A Russian ballistic strike kills 6 after Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hosts US company making Patriots
