Why Russia’s ballistic missiles are increasingly getting through Ukrainian defenses
5 August 2026
Featured in The Independent
Ukraine and Russia
When the warhead is hurled toward its target, “it’s very, very steep and it’s going at a ridiculous speed,” said Thomas Withington, an expert on electronic warfare at the Royal United Services Institute, who compared the physics to playing catch. If the ball is “going really fast, it’s harder to catch.”

