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Ukraine’s air defences could soon run out of missiles, apparent Pentagon leak suggests

Ukrainian Buk air defence systems at a military parade  in Kiev in 2021.
Ukrainian Buk air defence systems at a military parade in Kiev in 2021. There are concerns Ukraine’s air defences may soon run out of munitions, according to the apparent Pentagon documents leak. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

Ukraine’s air defences risk running out of missiles and ammunition within weeks, an apparent leak of Pentagon documents dating from February suggests, as US defence officials raced to trace how the files became public.

One of the documents, dated 23 February and marked “Secret”, outlines in detail how Ukraine’s Soviet-era S-300 air defence systems would be depleted by 2 May at the current usage rate. It is unclear if the usage rate has since changed.

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