While the mainstream media has been working to paint a picture of Ukraine “standing up” to Russia and Zelensky getting back on Trump’s good side…. the reality is becoming increasingly bleak for the Ukrainian people, as the war of attrition Russia is waging takes a toll both militarily and economically.
International Relations and Security Analyst Mark Sleboda noted that although the West’s air defense systems have never been able to stop Russian ballistic missiles, the reason Kiev is lobbying so hard for interceptors is because they are on the brink of Russia reaching “not just air superiority, but air dominance” and leaving Ukraine a land-locked shell of a country.
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11 Aug. 2026 - Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations and other Mideast developments
11 Aug. 2026 - Russia pounds key Ukrainian logistics and defense industry sites – MOD
11 Aug. 2026 - Bloomberg: Ukraine Stops Publishing Russian Missile Counts as Air Defense Challenges Grow
7 Aug. 2026 - Russia dropped a record number of glide bombs on Ukraine in July
11 Aug. 2026 - Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
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