Ukraine Uses U.S.-Made F-16s to Shoot Down Drones, Missiles in Russian Barrage. More Jets Are Needed, Zelensky Says. – WSJ

KYIV Ukraine said for the first time that it used U.S.-made F-16 jet fighters to intercept drones and missiles as Russia unleashed a massive volley of attacks across Ukraine, battering infrastructure and eroding the country s air defenses for a second consecutive day.

The attacks underscore a desperate problem for Ukraine: how to protect its territory with a limited number of air-defense systems and a diminishing stockpile of interceptor missiles. Ukraine shot down half of the 10 missiles, and 60 of the 81 Iranian-made drones fired by Russia overnight, according to Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk. 

At least four people were killed in the attacks, which struck a hotel in the central city of Kryviy Rih and an infrastructure facility in the northern Kharkiv region, among other targets. All the drones and missiles fired at the capital Kyiv were intercepted, according to the head of the city s military administration, Serhiy Popko.

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