Ukraine air force official warns defences from Russian missiles are stretched thin
Russia's recent escalation of missile and drone attacks is stretching Ukraine's air defence resources, a Ukrainian air force official said Tuesday, leaving the country vulnerable in the 22-month war unless it can secure further weapons supplies.
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![In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency workers help a wounded man after a residential houses were badly damaged in a Russian missile attack, near Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. An older man with blood on his face is held by a man in a rescue uniform and helmet near a building with fallen and damaged pieces of wood.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7078271.1704809597!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/russia-ukraine-war.jpg)
Russia's recent escalation of missile and drone attacks is stretching Ukraine's air defence resources, a Ukrainian air force official said Tuesday, leaving the country vulnerable in the 22-month war unless it can secure further weapons supplies.