Kyiv advances inside ‘kill zone’ areas as world distracted by Middle East crisis

Ukraine stands to be “the ultimate loser” from the war with Iran, according to Ed Arnold, Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London. He told AP the conflict is draining U.S. air‑defence missile stockpiles that Kyiv relies on to intercept Russian attacks, while also pulling Washington’s attention away from negotiations on ending the Russia‑Ukraine war.