Ukraine's General Staff has stopped publishing data on the number of intercepted Russian missiles, according to Bloomberg, which cited a source saying the reporting change was made for security reasons and due to a shortage of interceptor missiles.
The last mention of downed missiles in the General Staff's Telegram channel dates to August 1. Since then, daily reports have only mentioned downed drones. Missile launches are mentioned, but the exact number of launched and intercepted missiles is no longer provided, The Insider notes.
On the night of Tuesday, August 11, Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia came under missile attack. The morning report from the General Staff did not specify the exact number of missiles fired, only the number of drones.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine reported shooting down 98 of 120 drones launched overnight on August 11. According to preliminary data, Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of drones were neutralized in the north, south, and east of the country.
In Kyiv, a strike was recorded on the grounds of a children's hospital in the Shevchenkivskyi district, leaving two craters and damaging windows and a gas pipe. A warehouse also caught fire, and one person was injured. In Zaporizhzhia, five people were killed and 20 wounded.
The General Staff said Russian forces attacked Ukraine with Tsirkon and Iskander-M/KN-23 missiles and 120 strike drones, some of which were launched from Crimea. Russia's Defense Ministry said it struck the Nova Poshta terminal and the San-Park warehouse in Kyiv, and the Zaporizhstal metallurgical plant in Zaporizhzhia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said that since the start of 2026, allies have delivered three times fewer missiles for air defense systems than in the same period last year. In July, only 29 of 195 ballistic missiles launched were intercepted, and 40 more did not reach their targets.
Last week, Zelensky said Kyiv had agreed with Washington on monthly deliveries of interceptor missiles for Patriot systems. There was no public confirmation from the White House. Earlier, Donald Trump refused Zelensky additional missiles, saying they were needed for the U.S. to protect its own facilities and allies in the Persian Gulf.