r/worldnews • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 11d ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is ​preparing a massive attack on Ukraine"

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-intelligence-shows-russia-is-preparing-massive-attack-2026-10-06/
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u/KingoftheMongoose 11d ago

While AA is great and necessary, it can never be 100% effective.

Blunting Russia’s attack capacity before missiles are in the air is always preferable.

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u/Exciting-Ad-5705 11d ago

Yep. Even with the billions the US and Israel have spent to build the Iron Dome they can't even stop every missle from getting through and they are defending a much smaller area and up against much worse missels