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Kyiv residents face attacks with fewer defenses overhead

NPR | By Ailsa Chang,
Kathryn Fink, Janaya Williams
Published August 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM CDT

Another overnight attack killed at least 17 people in and around Kyiv. The strikes come as Ukraine faces a growing shortage of the interceptor missiles used to defend the capital.

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Ailsa Chang
Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.
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Kathryn Fink
Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.
Janaya Williams
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