Zelenskyy presses for Patriot interceptors as Ukraine’s shelter crisis widens
Zelenskyy urged the U.S. and allies to supply Patriot interceptors after a Russian missile/drone barrage on Kyiv, stressing that anti-ballistic missiles must protect civilians. A former Ukrainian official says Ukraine’s civilian protection crisis goes beyond air defenses amid a widening bomb-shelter probe revealing numerous deficiencies despite big spending. Kyiv is auditing shelter funding and has joined a Civil Protection Shelter Coalition with Finland; experts warn that without a comprehensive system to shelter and protect the population, the winter could bring a humanitarian catastrophe.
