The general opinion is that this is because the Russian command has run through the men that were committed to the summer offensive. Only one ballistic missile was intercepted; Zelensky said that’s simply because Ukraine has no interceptors left for the Patriot system. Russia launched 24 ballistic missiles, all from the Bryansk and Kursk region, as well as four Oniks supersonic missiles. So one might ask (1) how credible is it that a humble Russian general might have three or four months of pay lying around, to blow on a one-night birthday party? According to industry reports, Russian petroleum products production is down 40% (!)