- Russia has intensified its strikes with missiles, drones, and glide bombs on Kharkiv in recent weeks.
- Ukraine says it lacks enough of the air defense systems necessary to keep the city protected.
- Zelenskyy has been sounding the alarm on the need for more Patriot systems as elements of Western aid fizzle out.
Russia has been pounding Ukraine's second largest city with strikes, intensifying its missile, drone, and glide bomb attacks on Kharkiv in recent weeks.