A Patriot launcher stands during a training course for Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot air defense system at a Bundeswehr base.
A Patriot launcher stands during a training course for Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot air defense system.
  • Russia switched up the composition of its latest large-scale strike, likely to stress Ukraine's air defenses.
  • Ukraine took note of cruise and ballistic missiles but no one-way attack drones. Decoys were also used, Ukraine said.
  • War analysts suspect Russia is trying to make its strike packages harder to defeat.

In its most recent massive barrage on Ukraine, Russia changed up its strike package from previous attacks.