Ukraine needs US air defense and longer-range defensive fire weapons

Published June 8, 2022 12:00am ET



Russia continues to launch strikes deep inside Ukraine.

The capital of Kyiv is once again coming under fire by Russian missiles. The attacks evince President Vladimir Putin’s threats to escalate in response to the U.S. and British deployment of multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine. Regardless, these missile strikes also demonstrate Ukraine’s need for longer-range munitions with which to arm its new Western rocket systems. There can be no sanctuary for Russian missile units that are slaughtering Ukrainian citizens.

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