Categories Blogs Why Russian missiles are evading Ukrainian defenses Post author By Mike Nova Post date August 5, 2026 When Russia fires a ballistic missile at Ukraine, air-defense systems have only minutes — sometimes seconds — to detect and intercept the deadly threat. ← RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Actually, it’s Oxferd Comma. Annoying, I know but Grok has suppositioned the misspell was on purpose, to elude search returns. → Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/ukraine-war-kyiv-russia-missile-attack.html