The strikes typically see Ukrainian air defenses intercepting drones and slow moving projectiles while ballistic missiles are fired at high-value targets. Moscow is now frequently combining drones with cruise missiles and ballistic missiles in coordinated overnight assaults – and the tactic is working. Ballistic Missiles Are Harder to StopUkraine is struggling to intercept Russian ballistic missiles, both individually and at scale. Looking Beyond the PatriotUkraine knows that while more Patriot interceptors may be on the way, those deliveries will not arrive quickly enough. In response, Ukraine’s defense industry is accelerating efforts to build its own interceptors to counter the Russian ballistic missile threat.