Russian Missile Hit Ahead Ukraine Offensive + Kiev's Obsession Over Territory Amid War of Attrition<br /><br />The New Atlas<br /><br />- Russia has conducted multiple large-scale missile strikes across Ukraine including the targeting of potential staging activities ahead of Ukraine's spring/summer offensive; <br /><br />- Russian missile strikes are also exhausting Ukraine's air defense capabilities at a rate difficult for its Western allies to replace; <br /><br />- Errant Ukrainian S-300 missiles falling into populated areas and causing civilian casualties are now regularly blamed on Russia; <br /><br />- Several of Ukraine's remaining S-300 systems appeared to be moving into Kherson to provide potential air defenses ahead of the expected offensive but were discovered and destroyed by Russian Lancet kamikaze drones; <br /><br />- There has a been an up-tick in fantastical propaganda across the West, reflecting the growing issues Ukraine's war efforts face in reality; <br /><br />Follow Alex and Alexander of The Duran for daily updates regarding Ukraine: <br /><br />Alexander Mercouris: <br /><br /> / @alexmercouris <br />Alex Christoforou: <br /><br /> / @alexchristoforou <br /><br />References: <br /><br />NYT - Defenses Carved Into the Earth (December 2022): <br /><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2.." target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2..</a>.<br />ABC - Ukrainian air defences shoot down 15 of 18 Russian missiles launched in dead of night (April 30, 2023): <br /><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-0.." target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-0..</a>.<br />The New Voice of Ukraine - Russia firing at Ukraine missiles made last fall or winter, Air Force says: <br /><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-fir.." target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-fir..</a>.<br />RFE/RL - Wagner Chief Threatens To Pull Out Of Bakhmut As Zelenskiy Calls For Modern Air Defenses (April 29, 2023:<br /><a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelen.." target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelen..</a>.<br />DW - Soviet-era anti-aircraft system that misfired on Poland (November 2022): <br /><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/soviet-era-anti.." target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.dw.com/en/soviet-era-anti..</a>.<br />RFE/RL - 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