Why Russia’s Ballistic Missiles Are Breaking Through in Ukraine The latest barrage on Kyiv has left Ukrainian officials scrambling to explain why their air defence systems continue to falter against Russia's ballistic missiles.
The answer lies not in the military hardware itself, but in the physics of high speed projectiles and the limitations of Ukraine's defensive capabilities.
When a ballistic missile is launched, it accelerates rapidly, piercing the atmosphere at speeds that leave most conventional defense systems struggling to keep pace.