Ukraine Faces Rising Civilian Risk as U.S. Halts Missile Aid

Ukraine’s fight for survival has always depended on ingenuity, grit—and foreign aid. Now, with the U.S. halting shipments of key air defense weapons like PAC-3 missiles, that aid is slipping. For a country under relentless ballistic missile attack, this isn’t a strategic pause—it’s a life-threatening gap. Ukrainian air defenders say the absence of these systems will mean more civilian deaths and destroyed infrastructure. And while Ukraine has made remarkable strides in weapons production, some systems—like Patriots—simply can’t be built overnight. Kollen Post with The Kyiv Independent has the full story.