Ukraine seeks 'top priority' air defenses after leaks reveal weakness

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Ukraine seeks 'top priority' air defenses after leaks reveal weakness
Ukraine's medium air defenses would be inert by May 23, shifting reliance to lower-layer air systems.
By MICHAEL STARR

Ukraine is seeking to quickly reinforce its air defense systems top Kyiv officials said in recent days, in the wake of Pentagon leaks that suggest that Ukrainian anti-air capabilities are vulnerable to Russian aerial attacks. "Our top priority is to quickly build a multi-level air defense/anti-missile defense system," Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Thursday morning. Rezinkov continued with Kyiv's longstanding lobbying for NATO-developed fighter jets, denying that such a thing was impossible given that other weapon platforms initially denied to Ukraine were later donated.

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